Look at all the little kids!
The photo shows a truck overloaded with refugees trying to escape the war in Syria. Over half of all worldwide refugees are under the age of 18. It represents the highest number of displaced people since the end of WWII in 1945.
There is a United Nations (UN) agency whose only mission is to help refugees. It is called The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). It has 9,700 employees working in 126 countries providing protection and assistance.
As appalling as it is to think of 60 million people without a place to call home, this number will pale by the number of those beginning to be displaced by climate change.
Our world is facing unprecedented challenges. Everyone of us must get involved in some way–writing letters, donating or speaking up and supporting pro-climate organizations of our choice.
If not today, when?
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