JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The world's children cannot afford more empty promises at this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), youth activists including Greta Thunberg said, after a U.N. report found virtually no child will escape the impact of global warming. In the first index of its kind, published on Friday, U.N. children's agency UNICEF... Continue Reading →
Climate and environmental hazards are having devastating impacts on the well-being and future of children. 2020 was the hottest year on record. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are the highest they have been in at least 3.5 million years. In many parts of the world, people are facing multiple climate-related impacts such as severe drought and... Continue Reading →