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  "path": "/thought-leader/opinion/2026-03-23-if-we-cannot-see-the-most-vulnerable-our-development-plans-will-always-fall-short/",
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    "Thought Leader",
    "Covid-19",
    "Economic Growth",
    "Fiscal Constraints",
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  "textContent": "Development statistics tell us what has happened. They show us how many children have dropped out of school, how many young people are unemployed and how many households remain trapped in poverty",
  "title": "If we cannot see the most vulnerable, our development plans will always fall short"
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