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.
Nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather, UNICEF says
The United Nations Children's Fund says at least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather.
UNICEF: Nearly quarter of billion children’s schooling disrupted by climate crises in 2024
At least 242 million students in 85 countries had their schooling disrupted by extreme climate events in 2024, including heatwaves, tropical cyclones, storms, floods, and droughts, exacerbating an existing learning crisis,
Unicef: Over 240 million children's schooling disrupted by climate shock in 2024; Cambodia, Philippines among worst hit
Heatwaves were the predominant climate hazard causing school closures last year in Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Cambodia, with over 118 million students affected in April alone, based on Unicef data.
Unicef: Extreme weather kept nearly 250 million kids out of school in 2024
Extreme weather caused significant disruptions to education worldwide in 2024, with around 242 million students in 85 countries missing lessons due to heatwaves, storms, floods and droughts.
242 Mn Children's Schooling Disrupted By Climate Shocks In 2024: UNICEF
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 an "overlooked" aspect of the climate crisis.
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."
118 million children in India, 4 other countries missed school in April last year due to heatwaves: UNICEF
In India alone, 54,784,029 students were affected in 2024, with heatwaves being the major climate hazard causing the largest school disruption.
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