UNICEF’s Children’s Climate Risk Index data estimates that 1 billion children in 33 countries are at extremely high risk from the impacts of climate change. Children face a ‘cocktail’ of risks from air pollution, lack of access to safe water, sanitation, vector-borne diseases, toxic products and waste, climate change impacts, and risks related to the built environment where they live.
UNICEF is focused on scaling sustainable access to safe water and sanitation, reducing disruptions to education and health services in times of disaster, and helping governments and local communities develop action plans to manage the risks children face. In 2022, 64 countries received support to strengthen disaster risk reduction, helping to establish or enhance preparedness frameworks to incorporate child needs and rights.
This Earth Day, you can support UNICEF’s mission to ensure that every child grows up in a safe and healthy environment:
• $5 could provide safe water for a child for up to 1 year
• $20 could provide lifesaving therapeutic food for 65 malnourished children
• $58 could cover the cost of fully vaccinating a child under 2 years old
