930,000 children in Vietnam displaced in 5 years due to extreme weather: UNICEF
930,000 children in Vietnam displaced in 5 years due to extreme weather: UNICEF- UNICEF has reported that Vietnam saw a total of 930,000 children displaced in five years due to extreme weather phenomena such as floods, storms, and drought. The UNICEF analysis confirms that children are highly exposed to the impacts of the climate crisis, and that there are increased efforts and resources to create climate-resilient communities across Vietnam.
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HANOI, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam saw a total of 930,000 children having to leave their homes in the six-year period between 2016 and 2021 due to extreme weather phenomena such as floods, storms, and drought, Vietnam News reported on Monday, citing a new United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) analysis.
"Evidence from each of the disasters striking Vietnam confirms over and again that children are highly exposed to the impacts of the climate crisis, not just their health but every aspect of their development is affected," Rana Flowers, UNICEF representative to Vietnam.
"It is essential that as the country makes the critical and urgent switch to green energy, there are increased efforts and resources to create climate-resilient communities across Vietnam," she said. ■
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