Storms, floods and wildfires led to more than 43 million displacements of children between 2016 and 2021. The UN agency warned that 100 million more children could be displaced by extreme weather over the next 30 years.
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Tropical Disturbance hits Jamaica and Haiti
A tropical disturbance moved across the western Caribbean on Friday. At least 24 people were rescued from floodwaters in the island’s southeastern region.
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Zelensky meets Rishi Sunak
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak greets Volodymyr Zelenskiy as the Ukraine president arrives in the United Kingdom. The British offer to train Ukrainian pilots on modern Nato fighter jets is a carefully couched hint to the rest of Nato that at some point it may have to provide modern jets to help Ukraine defend its airspace from the Russian air force.
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Russia increased personnel in Easter Ukraine
Russia is increasing the number of personnel in eastern Ukraine as it concentrates its efforts on conducting offensive actions in the region. The General Staff of the Ukrainian military said on February 27 as Ukrainian and Russian forces remained locked in fierce combat in the east and northeast. According to available information, up to 200 conscripts from Rostov region have been transferred to the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region.
