UNICEF: Overlapping Climate Hazards Threaten Children’s Quality of Life By Oritro Karim Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/unicef-overlapping-climate-hazards-threaten-childrens-quality-of-life/ UNITED NATIONS, Jun 16 2026 (IPS) - A new report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) highlights the vast, overlapping climate threats affecting children worldwide, which is leaving them increasingly vulnerable to escalating risks across health, security, and education. The report, Children’s Climate Risk Report, emphasizes that while these risks are most pronounced in heavily vulnerable regions in the Global South—such as South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa—nearly half of the world’s children are exposed to at least three climate hazards, with some exposed to as many as six at once. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. https://data.unicef.org/resources/childrens-climate-risk-report-2026/