Thousands of people in Kiribati and many other low-lying areas are expecting to die in their native-lands. Those who have hope consider migrating to a safer place. According to a 2018 World Bank report, 143 million people in South Asia, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa could become climate migrants.
Far too many people — about 1 in 7 — go hungry around the world everyday. While poverty is directly linked to global hunger, other prevalent issues that cause low-income families to go hungry include forced displacement due to internal and external conflicts, wars and climate change.
A United Nations study revealed that 1.5 million children are deprived of liberty each year. The study found 410,000 children are held in jails or prisons, 330,000 in immigration detention, and between 430,000 and 680,000 in institutions that meet the legal definition of deprivation of liberty.
As the frequency and impact of natural disasters increase around the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India launched a global coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York on Tuesday.