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IMF warns low income countries risk defaulting on their debt

The International Monetary Fund claims this could lead to tens of millions facing extreme hunger.

The International Monetary Fund has warned that low income countries risk defaulting on their debt.

We'll hear from Sri Lanka which was one of the first Asian countries to default after Covid.

Also, we explore claims that Afghan children as young as five are being locked up with convicted criminals in Karachi in Pakistan and face deportation to the country from which they fled.

50 minutes

Broadcast

  • Thu 12 Jan 202306:06GMT