The head of the World Bank has warned of a "human catastrophe" in the world's poorest countries unless more is done to tackle the global economic crisis.
Speaking at the end of the World Bank's spring meeting, Robert Zoellick also called on rich nations to do more to help tackle global poverty.
He said the crisis meant targets on tackling poverty in the poorest countries were unlikely to be met.
The World Bank says an extra 53 million people are at risk of extreme poverty.
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