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Climate change and impacts

A boy planting a tree
Video
01/18/2021
Young climate activists demand action and inspire hope
Meet some of the youth activists on the frontline of climate change.
A girl stands in floodwater in front of a well, Bangladesh
Article
03/20/2020
Water and the climate crisis: 10 things you should know
The world needs to get water smart. Everyone has a role to play, and we cannot afford to wait
Floods in Bangladesh
Press release
02/18/2020
World failing to provide children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future: WHO-UNICEF-Lancet
As climate and commercial threats intensify, WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission presses for radical rethink on child health
Climate action and UN General Assembly 2019
Media Advisory
12/06/2019
COP 25: Young climate activists call for urgent action on the climate crisis at UNICEF-OHCHR event
Anguilla. A girl stands near a partially destroyed brick building.
Press release
12/05/2019
As impact of climate crisis worsens, Caribbean islands see six-fold increase in number of children displaced by storms, new UNICEF report shows
Spike in displacement could be new norm as climate change predicted to cause more Category 4 and 5 hurricanes in the region
Press release
11/05/2019
200,000 children affected as heavy flooding in Somalia brings increased risk of malnutrition and disease outbreak
UNICEF and partners working to meet urgent needs of most vulnerable children
Outside the town of Ouanaminthe, Haiti, a child wades through the flood waters where several small villages suffered significant damages caused by Hurricane Irma. 8 September 2017.
Press release
10/07/2019
Youth propose climate actions in Costa Rica global conference
Regional challenge for youth-led solutions to climate change is launched ahead of COP25
16 children, including Greta Thunberg, file landmark complaint to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
Press release
09/23/2019
16 children, including Greta Thunberg, file landmark complaint to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
Child petitioners protest lack of government action on climate crisis
New York City: a girl speaks into a loud speaker at a climate action demonstration.
Page
09/13/2019
Youth for climate action
Elevating the voices of young people to protect the future of our planet
Alaska, United States: a girl wearing a red coat stands on an ice floe.
Programme
09/13/2019
Environment and climate change
Climate change and environmental degradation undermine the rights of every child