Climate Crises Disrupted Schooling For 242M Children In 2024

UNICEF: Climate Crises Disrupted Schooling For 242M Children In 2024
In November, UNICEF warned in its State of the World’s Children report that climate crises are expected to become more widespread between 2050 and 2059, with eight times as many children exposed to extreme heat waves, and three times as many exposed to extreme river floods, compared to the 2000s.
Climate shocks disrupting 33 million children’s education in Bangladesh, says UNICEF report
The report reveals that heatwaves, cyclones, floods, and other extreme weather events led to multiple rounds of school closures around the world
Unicef: 35m children in Bangladesh had schooling disrupted by climate crises in 2024
Severe weather events disrupted education for children around the world, including 33 million children in Bangladesh in 2024, according to an analysis released by UNICEF on Friday. The report, "Learning Interrupted: Global Snapshot of Climate-Related School Disruptions
3.3 crore children in Bangladesh had schooling disrupted by Climate Crises in 2024: Unicef
Children in Bangladesh among worst affected globally, with some losing up to 8 weeks of learning due to climate hazards such as heatwaves, cyclones and floods
Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year
"Children cannot concentrate in classrooms that offer no respite from sweltering heat."
UNICEF: Extreme weather kept 242 million children out of school last year
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.
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