UNITED NATIONS — Demographic shifts, worsening climate change and rapid technological transformation risk creating a bleak future for youth in the mid-21st century, the United Nations agency for children warned Tuesday in an annual report.
' Children are experiencing a myriad of crises, from climate shocks to online dangers, and these are set to intensify in the years to come,' Catherine Russell, executive director of Unicef , wrote in a statement marking the release of the agency's annual report.'Decades of progress, particularly for girls, are under threat.
In some developed countries, children could make up less than 10 percent of the population by 2050, raising concerns about their 'visibility' and rights in societies focused on aging populations.The second threat is climate change.If current greenhouse gas emission trends continue, by 2050, children could face eight times more heatwaves than in 2000, three times more extreme flooding, and 1.7 times more wildfires, Unicef projects.
For Children Bleak Unicef Warns
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