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Healthy tomorrows: how extreme heat impacts children

Cecilia Sorensen, Director of the Global …
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e-waste in Ghana
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Ghana: E-waste is harming the health of children

E-waste is growing three times faster than the …
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Heat waves and how they impact children

Climate change is raising global temperatures and …
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Mar 2024

Young Mohin’s fight against a silent but fatal adversary

UNICEF helps children and communities battle the …
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Mar 2024

For every child, a safe environment: Working together to prevent and address children's exposure to lead

In Ghana, over 1.7 million children are estimated …
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This is why extreme heat is life-threatening for children

This video communicates how each hazard – extreme …
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Guidance on waste prevention and minimization

The guidance document on waste prevention and …
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E-waste Challenge Massive Open Online Course

The E-waste Challenge Massive Open Online Course …
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The climate resilience for frontline clinics toolkit

More intense hurricanes, historic floods, …
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Heat stress and maternal and newborn health is South Asia

Date: Thursday, 23 May 2023, at 2:30-4:00 p.m. …
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A Threat to Progress: Confronting the effects of climate change on child health and well-being

Children are disproportionately affected because …
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United Nations Secretary-General’s Call to Action on Extreme Heat

Crippling heat is everywhere. Billions of people …
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Beat the heat: Child health amid heatwaves in Europe and Central Asia

Half of all children living in 50 countries …
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September 2024

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

As a partner of the Children’s Environmental …
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The Health Argument for Climate Action: Special Focus on Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health

The climate crisis is a health crisis - and …
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Nov 2024

Young mother, Shilpi, navigates the challenges of heatwave during pregnancy

As Shilpi stirred the boiling pot of rice in the …
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Extreme Heat Action Profile: UNICEF

Extreme heat is recognized as a critical …
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Getting the Message Right: Heat Risk Communication To Protect Children

Protecting children from extreme heat starts with …
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Addressing Extreme Heat's Impacts on Maternal and Child Health: Webinar Series

Experiencing extreme heat has become a harsh …
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Adapting Facilities and Services: Treating Heat-Related Illnesses in Pregnant Women and Children

Minimizing the impact of heat stress on …
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Perception to Action

Discover how people are talking about air …
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Timely Alerts, Safer Futures: Leveraging Heat-Health Early Warnings for Children

As we conclude our  three-part webinar series on …
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Investment case: Ending Childhood Lead Poisoning by 2040

For just $2 per child over 15 years—less than 15 …
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