A recent report from UNICEF says that extreme heat creates health concerns for children, pregnant women and babies. It also says that around the world, nearly half a billion children live in places where there are at least twice the number of 95 degree or more days than there

154 million lives have been saved through immunization in the last 50 years. It is one of humanity’s greatest achievements. But there is still work to do. We can’t stop now. We must ensure that every child has access to life-saving vaccines. https://t.co/OUjsV1Ltgt

Returning home from #COP28 I do feel there's room for optimism. The result isn't perfect but the *direction* on fossil fuel phase out is clear. And there were some real breakthroughs for climate justice for children too. Read out conclusions here

For the first time #COP28 paid special attention to the unique and disproportionate impacts of climate change on children's health and wellbeing.   Children cannot wait for adults to act. The impacts of climate change are here now. Later is too late.

“COP28 has broken new ground by officially acknowledging that limiting global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees requires drastic reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions and a transition away from fossil fuels." Statement from @kittyvdheijden as #COP28 concludes.

We need brave, ambitious and decisive #ClimateAction for children everywhere. Leaders must act now. #COP28

“We have most of the technical answers to solve climate problems affecting the most vulnerable – children & young people. What’s missing is the political commitment." @MarinaSilva, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change of Brazil remarks at a UNICEF-led event at #COP28.

"The science is clear. We know what is coming." In an impassioned speech at #COP28, our Goodwill Ambassador @vanessa_vash underscored the urgent need for leaders to deliver "some real decisions and real action" for the most vulnerable children impacted by climate change.

It’s the first-ever Children’s Day at #COP28. UNICEF is on the ground with children and young people, amplifying their voices and advocating the importance of child rights in #ClimateAction.

Only half of young people can identify the correct definition of climate change. A failure to understand the climate crisis hampers our ability to respond to it. This is why investing in climate education can put our planet on the path to recovery. 👇 #COP28

Children are uniquely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change - which impacts their health and well-being. They are bearing the brunt of this crisis. World leaders must take urgent #ClimateAction to protect children and prepare them for a climate-changed world. #COP28

Young people’s plea to Cop28: ‘World leaders owe it to future generations’ | Cop28 | The Guardian

Climate-related loss and damage – such as the loss of land, life, livelihoods, or cultural heritage – is one of the greatest intergenerational injustices children face today. This is how we can help right these wrongs. #COP28

"This is about aid. This is a critically important day." Unicef's James Elder tells #R4Today there is 'an unmistakable tension' in the air as a four-day pause between Israel and Hamas begins, but it's 'a moment of relief' for the people caught up in the fighting.

Every child has the right to grow up free from violence and fear. Children need peace — wherever they are. Children must be protected — always. They are #NotATarget. Monday is #WorldChildrensDay. https://t.co/Uhpz5O4i7c via @UNICEF

Without fuel, hospitals and desalination plants in Gaza can't operate, and supplies won't be delivered. @unicefchief is calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, unrestricted humanitarian access, and the safe release of all abducted and detained children.

I'm of the view that this piece from James Hansen and 17 others last week is one of the most important published on the state of the climate crisis in years. A 🧵

We’re facing the largest continuous decline in childhood vaccinations in 30 years. UNICEF’s @LilyCaprani speaks about how millions of children’s futures are at risk. V @NPR

The world saw the biggest backslide in childhood vaccination in about 30 years during the pandemic, UNICEF says.

In a world without childhood vaccines, millions of children wouldn't survive to grow up, thousands more would be paralysed by Polio or damaged by Measles. Our grandparents' generation knew we should not take vaccines for granted. Let's reach every child and #BuildBackImmunity