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    #Debt #GenderEquality

    Published on 06/05/2026.

    UNDP warns about the deeply unequal impacts of the burden of external debt in countries of the Global South. As governments devote an increasing share of their resources to debt repayment, women are the first to be affected: job losses, declining incomes, increased domestic workloads, and reduced access to public services. According to the report, this pressure has already resulted in the loss of 55 million jobs held by women and a 17% decline in income per capita. The consequences also affect health, with rising maternal mortality rates in the most heavily indebted countries.

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