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Global warming, regional conflicts, and the lingering effects of COVID-19 have had a significant impact on global development outcomes, including progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
The World Bank estimates that by 2030, climate change could undo development progress, push more than 100 million people back into poverty, and compound humanitarian crises. In 2024, nearly 300 million people around the world will need humanitarian assistance and protection.
Meanwhile, 1 in 73 people are forcibly displaced, and 1 in 5 children are living in or fleeing from conflict. What is Australia's response to increased humanitarian and development needs?
Global warming, regional conflicts, and the lingering effects of COVID-19 have had a significant impact on global development outcomes, including progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
The World Bank estimates that by 2030, climate change could undo development progress, push more than 100 million people back into poverty, and compound humanitarian crises. In 2024, nearly 300 million people around the world will need humanitarian assistance and protection.
Meanwhile, 1 in 73 people are forcibly displaced, and 1 in 5 children are living in or fleeing from conflict. What is Australia's response to increased humanitarian and development needs?
