epa10325344 Homeless people live among their few belongings under a bridge in Santiago, Chile, 24 November 2022. A 32.1 percent of the total population of the region, which is equivalent to 201 million people, will live in poverty by the end of this year, of which 82 million (13.1 percent) will be in extreme poverty, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reported on 24 November. EPA-EFE/ELVIS GONZALEZ