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Unief: Water scarcity affects 347 million children in south Asia
November 13, 2023 | 09:09 AM
Some 347 million children in South Asia suffer from water shortages, according to a report published on Monday by the UN children's aid organization (UNICEF).According to UNICEF's report, 55% of children in South Asia are affected by a lack of water, the highest rate worldwide."Safe water is a basic human right," UNICEF chief for South Asia Sanjay Wijesekera said. "Yet millions of children in South Asia don't have enough to drink in a region plagued by floods, droughts and other extreme weather events, triggered increasingly by climate change."The report says that the 594 million children globally still lack basic drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services, making them particularly vulnerable to water scarcity and climate-exacerbated hazards, shocks and stresses.
November 13, 2023 | 09:09 AM