In Ten Worst-Hit Countries, Increasing Floods and Drought Have Forced People to Flee 8 Million Times Last Year - Over Twice That of a Decade Ago
June 21, 2024
June 21, 2024
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 21 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release on June 20, 2024:
Hunger nearly tripled in five of these countries over the same period.
Water-related disasters forced people to flee from their homes nearly eight million separate times in 10 of the world's worst-hit countries last year, with many having to move multiple times - a 120% increase compared to a decade ago, said Oxfam today.
On World Refugee Day, Oxfam says that . . .
Hunger nearly tripled in five of these countries over the same period.
Water-related disasters forced people to flee from their homes nearly eight million separate times in 10 of the world's worst-hit countries last year, with many having to move multiple times - a 120% increase compared to a decade ago, said Oxfam today.
On World Refugee Day, Oxfam says that . . .