Shocking UN Report..! Countries facing drought..!?
The UN report lists pakistan as one of 23 countries facing drought. The United Nations yesterday released a list of 23 countries facing drought worldwide. The UN report also lists pakistan as one of the 23 countries facing drought. The report comes as UN deserts and droughts are set to be observed on june 17. According to a United Nations Convention against Desertification, 23 countries, including pakistan, have been hit by drought over the past two years. In pakistan - 80 percent of the country is dry or semi-arid land.
The 23 countries facing drought are as follows: -
Afghanistan, Angola, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritania, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, pakistan, and the United States. An additional 40 lakh square kilometers of land needs to be rehabilitated by 2050.