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04 Dec

Global security depends on ambitious climate action

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By Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission “Present trends are racing our planet down a dead-end 3°C temperature rise”, explained UN Secretary-General António Guterres recently. If we do not act decisively, climate change will pose an existential threat for humanity in coming decades. It is already a major risk multiplier for conflict and instability. Since 2008, floods and heatwaves have led to the forcible displacement of more than 20 million people every year according to UNHCR. According to the World Bank, by 2050, more than one billion…

15 Dec

European Union announces 800,000 People died in Ethiopia’s civil war.

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European Union announces 800,000 People died in Ethiopia's civil war. The head of the European Union's foreign affairs and security policy, Joseph Borrell, said that nearly 800,000 people have died due to the war in northern Ethiopia. According to his post on his Twitter page, "We need to investigate the humanitarian crises that have not received the proper attention", he said. Joseph Borrell added that "Nearly 800,000 people have died in the war in Tigray region." Nine months ago, Belgium's Ghent University released that it is estimated that half a million people died in the war in northern Ethiopia. In…