Global :60 - Hottest year ever, refugee crisis continues, and female farmers fight poverty

238 views · Published 22 October 2015 · 1:19 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: Global Citizen · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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The news you need to know, fast: 2015 is on track to be the hottest year in recorded history, underscoring the need for a global response to climate change. There’s no end in sight for Europe’s refugee crisis. On Wednesday, the EU announced another emergency summit as 20,000 migrants entered Slovenia. And hundreds of thousands of female farmers in East Africa are poised to escape poverty—they just need the same rights and resources as their male counterparts.

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