Next year could herald one of the worst humanitarian crises since the end of the Second World War, the new International Development Secretary has warned.
Penny Mordaunt described 2017 as a year of “harrowing humanitarian crises”, adding that “2018 could be even bleaker”.
The warning came as Ms Mordaunt’s Department for International Development announced an additional £21 million package of support for a United Nations fund enabling agencies to respond to emergencies around the world.
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