Without intervention, millions more will be pushed to brink of starvation

The pandemic, coupled with the crises of conflict and climate change, could set back the fight against global poverty by a decade

Wealthier countries must play their part in taking action against the climate threat by urgently cutting their emissions. File picture:  David Ake/AP

Two important events took place last week concerning some of the most urgent crises facing humanity.

Hundreds of organisations across the world marked one year since the UN warned of a “famine of biblical proportions” due to deepening crises because of more frequent natural disasters, changing weather patterns, and conflict. Crises only made worse by the pandemic.