Poverty drives instability, conflict – UN chief

“Poverty breeds despair. Despair fuels unrest. And unrest tears at the fabric of societies,” said the UN chief, as he warned the Security Council that underdevelopment and inequality are inextricably linked to rising violence and instability.

Briefing the Council on conflict and human development, Guterres said it was “no coincidence that nine of the ten countries with the lowest Human Development Indicators are currently in a…