Oxfam: Acute hunger has surged in climate hotspots 16.09.2022

Deutsche Welle | Sep 16, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • The number of people facing acute hunger has more than doubled in the world’s climate change hotspots.
  • Across these countries, 48 million people are estimated to suffer from acute hunger.
  • The UN humanitarian appeal for 2022 comes to $49 billion, which Oxfam noted was equivalent to less than 18 days of profit for fossil fuel companies, when looking at average daily profits over the last 50 years.