Environment
UN agencies issue urgent appeal to protect vulnerable communities from unprecedented El Niño
Global hunger levels may rise for fifty million individuals, causing economic losses up to twenty billion dollars across African nations through severe droughts, floods, and cyclones.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- UN agencies launched an urgent appeal for funding and preparedness measures to counter an unprecedented El Niño weather pattern.
- Who is affected
- Communities in Latin America, eastern and southern Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, including approximately 50 million people at risk of increased hunger.
- What changes
- The UN released more than $50 million for 11 frontline countries, while affected regions must prepare for extreme heat, droughts, floods, and cyclones.
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Sources
- UN agencies appeal for help to protect weakest from unprecedented El Niño — ONU News — notícias primary source