Only about half the funds required are being provided by rich countries, according to a report by Oxfam
In 2017, extreme weather was cited as a “major” factor in the majority of UN humanitarian appeals for the first time, the Oxfam report said. By 2021, it was a “major” or “contributing” factor in 78% of all such appeals, up from 35.7% in 2000. The UN expects a furtherin climate disasters by 2030 but the human and financial cost from extreme weather is already mounting.Save the Children said
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