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Country Guyana Topic Poverty and Inequality Committee UNODC As of 2017 the situation in Guyana is indigence Guyana a country located in the north eastern corner of South America is one of the poorest that tackles various complex humanitarian crises such as poverty gender inequality severe conflict and the refugee crisis Nineteen percent of Guyanese are living in extreme poverty that is surviving on an income of U 1 25 per day Guyana Poverty Reduction Strategy 2017 Almost half of all children under the age of 16 live in poor families the highest among all age groups Guyana Budget and Policy Institute 2017 Thirty three percent of young adults live in poverty the second highest among all age groups Individuals between the age of 16 and 25 are either in high or tertiary level education or in the labour force GBPI 2017 Poverty among adults of age 41 and above is also severe GBPI 2017 In this age group twenty four percent are in poverty Adults are forced to have multiple jobs to be able to afford the necessities of life A country endowed with minerals and other natural resources continue to be extremely poor even though the said country does not suffer from overpopulation The questions raised as to why Guyana is in such an insubstantial state depend on the political operatives that make up the Guyana regime
