US EditionNearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather, UNICEF says
- In 2024, approximately 242 million children in 85 countries had their education disrupted by extreme weather events, according to a report from UNICEF.
- The report stated that one in seven school-going children worldwide missed classes due to climate hazards like heatwaves and floods.
- South Asia was the most affected region, with 128 million children impacted, particularly in India and Bangladesh.
- UNICEF's Executive Director Catherine Russell emphasized that education is often overlooked in climate discussions, despite children being the most vulnerable to extreme weather.
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Unicef: Nearly 250M kids missed school due to extreme weather
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — At least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) said in a new report on Friday. Unicef said it amounted to one in seven school-going children across the world being […]...Keep on reading: Unicef: Nearly 250M kids missed school in 2024 due to extreme weather
242M children's schooling disrupted by climate shocks
EXTREME weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year — roughly one in seven students, the UN children's agency reported Thursday, deploring what it said was an "overlooked" aspect of the climate crisis. Heat waves had the biggest impact, the report showed, as Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell warned children are "more vulnerable" to extreme weather. "They heat up faster, they sweat less effici…
UNICEF reveals nearly 250 million kids missed school in 2024. Here’s why
At least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heat waves, cyclones, flooding, and other extreme weather, the United Nations Children’s Fund said in a new report Friday.UNICEF said it amounted to one in seven school-going children across the world being kept out of class at some point in 2024 because of climate hazards.The report also outlined how some countries saw hundreds of their schools de…
A report released Thursday, January 23, by the UN branch in charge of children's rights, reveals that the climate crisis has affected the schooling of nearly 250 million schoolchildren in 85 countries around the world. UNICEF calls for placing the future of children "at the heart" of climate policies. Source
Extreme weather's toll on education: a UNICEF report overview
At least 242 million children across 85 countries faced disruptions in their education due to extreme weather events such as heatwaves, cyclones, and flooding last year, according to a recent report from the United Nations Children's Fund.
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