Latin America Most Unequal Region in the World

A United Nations press release noted today that:

With the number of people in poverty and extreme poverty in the area having almost doubled over the last couple of decades, Latin America remains the most unequal region in the world, with high levels of unemployment and with spikes in crime and violence that threaten not only citizens’ lives but hamper the growth of such income sources as tourism and foreign investment.

Soure:["DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL PLEDGES UN SUPPORT TO CONSOLIDATE PROGRESS IN LATIN AMERICA," New York, Feb 3 2006 (emphasis mine)]