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Nowhere is climate change being felt harder than in the Sahel, which is heating more quickly than any other region on our planet (Photo: European Commission)

The EU's urgent imperative in the Sahel

As we enter 2021, the world faces unprecedented humanitarian emergencies. More than 235 million people are currently in need of humanitarian aid and more than 80 million are displaced from their homes.\n \nThe main driver of these crises is conflict – and, in particular, long-running, protracted conflict situations. Many of these have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic which risks reversing decades of hard-won progress to reduce poverty, hunger, disease and mortality rates.

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David Miliband is president of the International Rescue Committee and a former British foreign secretary.

Nowhere is climate change being felt harder than in the Sahel, which is heating more quickly than any other region on our planet (Photo: European Commission)

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David Miliband is president of the International Rescue Committee and a former British foreign secretary.

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