
A village official evacuates a child from a flooded area following heavy rains in Dazhou in China's southwestern Sichuan province on July 12, 2021. (Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Nearly Half the World's Children at 'Extremely High Risk' for Facing Effects of Climate Crisis, Report Finds
"Virtually no child's life will be unaffected" by the climate emergency, said the director of UNICEF.
On Friday, the third anniversary of climate campaigner Greta Thunberg's lone protest outside the Swedish Parliament, a global report revealed the scale of risks posed by the climate emergency for the world's children.
\u201cThe climate crisis is ongoing, and it\u2019s deadly - especially to the most vulnerable. \n\nOne billion children face multiple climate shocks. To build a better, safer world for children, governments and businesses must take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions now.\u201d— UNICEF (@UNICEF) 1629439201
"Our futures are being destroyed, our rights violated, and our pleas ignored."
--climate activists Greta Thunberg, Adriana Calderon, Farzana Faruk Jhumu, and Eric Njuguna
"Children are not afraid--and nor should they be--to demand that adults do everything they can to protect their future home."
--UNICEF
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On Friday, the third anniversary of climate campaigner Greta Thunberg's lone protest outside the Swedish Parliament, a global report revealed the scale of risks posed by the climate emergency for the world's children.
\u201cThe climate crisis is ongoing, and it\u2019s deadly - especially to the most vulnerable. \n\nOne billion children face multiple climate shocks. To build a better, safer world for children, governments and businesses must take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions now.\u201d— UNICEF (@UNICEF) 1629439201
"Our futures are being destroyed, our rights violated, and our pleas ignored."
--climate activists Greta Thunberg, Adriana Calderon, Farzana Faruk Jhumu, and Eric Njuguna
"Children are not afraid--and nor should they be--to demand that adults do everything they can to protect their future home."
--UNICEF
On Friday, the third anniversary of climate campaigner Greta Thunberg's lone protest outside the Swedish Parliament, a global report revealed the scale of risks posed by the climate emergency for the world's children.
\u201cThe climate crisis is ongoing, and it\u2019s deadly - especially to the most vulnerable. \n\nOne billion children face multiple climate shocks. To build a better, safer world for children, governments and businesses must take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions now.\u201d— UNICEF (@UNICEF) 1629439201
"Our futures are being destroyed, our rights violated, and our pleas ignored."
--climate activists Greta Thunberg, Adriana Calderon, Farzana Faruk Jhumu, and Eric Njuguna
"Children are not afraid--and nor should they be--to demand that adults do everything they can to protect their future home."
--UNICEF