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Children uprooted in the Caribbean

Caribbean children and families are now among the most vulnerable people in the world to being driven from their homes by drought, storms and flooding.

On 11 September, TJ Hickson, 5, stands outdoors near a partially destroyed brick building, in South Hill District, on the island of Anguilla – which was hard hit during Hurricane Irma.
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    Caribbean children and families are now among the most vulnerable people in the world to being driven from their homes by drought, storms and flooding.

    Cover photograph for the UNICEF report Children uprooted in the Caribbean
    Author(s)
    UNICEF
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    Languages
    English
    ISBN
    978-92-806-5078-5

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    Climate change
    Natural disasters
    Jamaica

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