Since 1999, extreme poverty has declined while rates of young people in education and employment have risen. Without investment though, the impact of the pandemic could see this progress imperilled,
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Professor of Law, University College Cork
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Lecturer in Béaloideas (Folklore), University College Cork
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Lecturer in Environmental Archaeology, University College Cork
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Lecturing in Film Music & Piano, University College Cork
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Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies, University College Cork
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Lecturer in medieval history, University College Cork
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Professor in Economics, University College Cork
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Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition, University College Cork
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INSPIRE Postdoctoral Researcher at APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork
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PhD candidate, School of Microbiology & APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork
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Lecturer, Environmental Science, University College Cork
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PhD Candidate, Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork
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Lecturer in Asian Studies, University College Cork
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Postdoctoral researcher, Palaeontology, University College Cork
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Professor in Neuroscience, University College Cork
