A grim warning from the United Nations last week that a record 339 million people will need some form of emergency relief in 2023 is a reminder to Britain and European countries that Ukraine is not the only crisis zone in a world beset by extreme climate change, unprecedented food shortages and numerous other conflicts.
This is not to minimise the acute distress caused by Russia’s illegal invasion. The UN says nearly half-a-million Ukrainians needed direct winter assistance in recent weeks. Millions more are displaced or lack electricity, heating and water following Russian missile attacks.
