African children bearing the brunt of climate change impacts

PNP DeskSeptember 1, 2023September 16, 202406 mins

It was released as leaders prepare to meet for the African Climate Summit, taking place next week in Nairobi, Kenya. Children in 48 out of 49 African countries assessed were found to be at high or extremely high risk of the impacts of climate change, based on their exposure and vulnerability to cyclones, heatwaves and…

Afghanistan: Women tell UN rights experts ‘we’re alive, but not living’

Children bearing the brunt of Afghanistan crisis: UNICEF

PNP DeskMay 18, 2023September 12, 202404 mins

“Because, in what is a deeply troubled country – grappling with humanitarian catastrophe, climate related disasters, and egregious human rights abuses – too many people have forgotten that Afghanistan is a children’s rights crisis,” he said, warning that the situation is getting worse. Young lives at risk This year, some 2.3 million Afghan boys and…