Toxic air threatens children’s lives across East Asia and the Pacific, UNICEF warns
- Air pollution is linked to the daily deaths of over 100 children under five in East Asia and the Pacific, according to a United Nations agency.
- All 500 million children in East Asia and the Pacific are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, with household pollutants potentially causing the most deaths among children under five.
- The economic cost of air pollution in East Asia and the Pacific was $2.5 trillion in 2019, equivalent to 9.3% of the region's gross domestic product.
- UNICEF urged governments and businesses to urgently address air pollution's impact on children and strengthen climate and environmental policies.
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