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According to the UNICEF's State of the World's Children 2024 (SOWC-2024) study, the world is facing an unprecedented catastrophe,

UNICEFs SOWC-2024 Report: 1 Billion Children At High Risk From Climate And Environmental Dangers

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UNICEFs SOWC-2024 Report: 1 Billion Children At High Risk From Climate And Environmental Dangers
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According to the UNICEF's State of the World's Children 2024 (SOWC-2024) study, the world is facing an unprecedented catastrophe, with over half of all children, or around 1 billion, living in countries at high risk of climatic and environmental dangers.

The State Of The World's Children (SOWC) Report

  • It is UNICEF's yearly flagship magazine.

  • The article takes a careful look at a major issue impacting children.

  • These have included children with disabilities, violence and war, child labor, urbanization, early childhood development, and much more, making it the most thorough examination of global issues affecting children.

  • The report contains supporting facts and statistics.

Highlights Of SOWC 2024

  • This year, the SOWC was inaugurated on November 20th, which is also known as future Children's Day--UNICEF's annual day of action for and by children, with an emphasis on 'Listen to the Future,' which features the voices of children and young people on the future they desire.

  • The research examines three megatrends that will have a significant influence on children's lives between now and 2050: demographic upheavals, climatic and environmental problems, and frontier technology.

  • According to the analysis, by 2050, the global kid population would have stabilized at roughly 2.3 billion, with major regional distribution changes.

  • India, China, Nigeria, and Pakistan are predicted to account for more than one-third of the global child population by 2050.

  • India is expected to have the greatest proportion at 350 million, despite a fall of 106 million from today.

  • Nearly one billion children globally are extremely vulnerable to climatic and environmental dangers, with Indian children disproportionately affected.

  • According to the Children's Climate Risk Index (CCRI), India placed 26th out of 163 nations in 2021, with children most vulnerable to excessive heat, floods, droughts, and air pollution.

  • As to the paper, by 2050, children in India and throughout the world would be much more exposed to extreme climatic and environmental threats.

  • It anticipates that roughly eight times more youngsters would be exposed to intense heat waves than in the 2000s.

  • The digital divide remains significant. In 2024, more than 95% of individuals in high-income nations will have internet access, compared to approximately 26% in low-income countries.


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