The number of people who will be in need of humanitarian relief in 2023 has increased by almost a quarter in the past year,as the climate crisis,the war in Ukraine and the largest global food crisis in modern history pushes millions to the brink,the UN has warned.
A record 339 million people,an increase of 65 million on last year,will be suffering next year as a result of 2022's extreme eventsand will be in urgent need of assistance,said Martin Griffiths,the UN's under secretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator.
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