Africa: The Plight of Refugees Across the World Needs to Be Urgently Addressed

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Africa: The Plight of Refugees Across the World Needs to Be Urgently Addressed

[Ethiopian Herald] Over the last several years millions of people in Africa who have fled their homes in the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region due to conflict, climate-related events and political violence are facing worsening situation in 2023. The global economic downturn, repercussions from the Ukraine war and the pandemic, and floods and droughts stoked by climate change have exacerbated existing difficulties in finding livelihood activities, feeding families and educating children.

Source: allAfrica.com

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