"UNICEF Report Highlights Climate Change, Conflict, and Digital Inequality Disrupting Children's Futures".

International

In January 2025, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), a humanitarian aid organization of the United Nations (UN), released a report titled 'Prospects for Children in 2025: Building Resilient Systems for Children's Futures.' According to the report, climate change, economic instability, conflict, and digital inequality are disrupting children's lives and restricting their opportunities for a better future.


      - The report warns of a new and escalating period of crises for children globally in the coming year.

     

     

Main Point :-   (i) The report states that over 473 million children—more than one in six worldwide—were living in areas affected by conflict in 2023. The percentage of children impacted by conflict has nearly doubled, rising from around 10% in the 1990s to nearly 19% today.

      (ii) The report highlights that nearly 400 million children live in countries burdened by debt, which severely limits essential investments in education, healthcare, and social protection systems.


About United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Executive Director (ED) : Catherine Mary Russell
Headquarters : New York
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