Nearly Every Child on Earth Now Faces a Climate Hazard

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A UNICEF report reveals that nearly half of the world’s children, equating to 1.1 billion, face multiple simultaneous climate hazards. The study highlights the severe environmental challenges impacting global child health and wellbeing.

A landmark UNICEF report that maps children’s exposure to overlapping climate threats finds that almost half the world’s children – 1.1 billion kids – now contend with at least three threats at once. To reach school each morning, 15-year-old Lorna first has to swim across the Kemp Welch River, known to locals for its strong […]