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Heat claims more than 175,000 lives annually in Europe, latest data shows

Across Europe, more than 50 countries “are paying the ultimate price”, said WHO Regional Director Dr. Hans Kluge, only days since Earth recorded its warmest average temperature yet, at 17.16 degrees Celsius (62.89 Fahrenheit), and as exhausting summer heatwaves hit across the northern hemisphere. Dr. Kluge said that the three warmest years on record in … Read moreHeat claims more than 175,000 lives annually in Europe, latest data shows

Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows

Data from a new report by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, the UN migration agency IOM and the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) highlights the often under-reported perils facing vulnerable people on the move on dangerous land routes. Abuse along the route “Regardless of their status, migrants, refugees, seem to face serious human rights violations and abuse along the … Read moreRefugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows