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Ahmed Anjal bin Anis, 9, at a beach in Dhiffushi, Maldives. His school suffers from regular sea water flooding due to sea level rise. “But even if the school gets flooded, I still want to go,” he says. Dhiffushi, Maldives, October 2021

The Climate Crisis Is a Child Rights Crisis

With global warming threatening to render the Maldives uninhabitable by 2050, 77 percent of young people are worried about climate change.

Jeannette Niyibigira, a seamstress and beneficiary of a micro-credit scheme funded by UNICEF and implemented by partner Faith in Action, greets fellow residents at a camp for internally displaced families in Gatumba, near Bujumbura, Burundi.

Supporting Recovery from Climate Shocks With Microloans

UNICEF and partners are helping families affected by the impacts of climate-related disasters in Burundi. [VIDEO]

Record Number of Children in Crisis, Says UNICEF's Humanitarian Appeal

UNICEF launches $9.4 billion emergency funding appeal for the 177 million children affected by conflict, the climate crisis and COVID-19.

A child in Jonglei State, South Sudan, where lives have been upended by flooding and other effects of climate change and UNICEF is on the ground helping communities cope.

COP26 Update: UNICEF Rallies Businesses Behind Climate Action

A look at UNICEF's 10-point plan for leveraging the power of the private sector behind climate action.

A boy in Bilwi, Nicaragua, sits on what remains of the family home in the wake of Hurricane Iota.

UNICEF, Climate Change and COP26: What's At Stake

As world leaders assemble in Glasgow, UNICEF will be there, pushing for action and greater youth involvement in climate solutions.

A health worker tends to a malnourished child at the Bekiria Basic Health Center in Fenaivo, Ifotaka Commune, Amboasary Sud, Anosy region, Madagascar.

Crisis in Madagascar Linked to Climate Change and COVID-19

Southern Madagascar, or Grand Sud — the poorest part of one of the world’s poorest countries — is suffering from the worst drought in 40 years due to low rainfall, one of the effects of climate change

Villagers take shelter in a flooded area of Morigaon district, Assam State, India.

1 Billion Children at 'Extremely High' Risk From Climate Change

New data prompts UNICEF to renew its global call to action to build climate resilience and protect the most vulnerable.

In Spain, 17-year-old environmental activist Juan cleans up the fields around his hometown, Almería.

One Teen's Advice on How to Save the Earth: "You Just Need to Start"

It was seeing photos of the catastrophic wildfires that swept across Australia in 2019 and 2020 that convinced Juan, a 17-year-old environmental activist in Almería, Spain, that the time to act is now.

Youth Climate Activists Help Businesses Become More Sustainable

For teen activists Devishi Jha and Isabel LoDuca, joining their high school UNICEF Club ignited a passion for advocacy work.