Tagged: environmental sustainability

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Environmentally sustainable supply at UNICEF

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Our impact on the environment will have consequences for the children we serve and the planet they will inherit. How is UNICEF reducing harmful waste from supplies, lowering carbon emissions and improving the efficiency of transport for global supply operations? UNICEF procures essential commodities for children in 150 countries and… Read more →←
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Calling all superheroes to save our planet

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Let’s prove to the world that young people are key to combatting climate change. Join us for our global Climate Comic Contest! – inspiring children and youth to take climate action through creativity! BOOM! From today until 22 October UNICEF is asking young people up to 25 years old to come up with their own superhero whose… Read more →←
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On Earth Day, help us Flip Climate Change

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“We expect more than words on paper and promises. We expect action.” These are the words 16-year-old Getrude Clements spoke as she took the stage and the United Nations General Assembly last year and called on world leaders to take urgent action on climate change. Exactly one year later, Getrude is joined by thousands of children… Read more →←
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Improved cookstoves cut down on illness, not trees

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Almost half of the world relies on biomass for cooking. In Zimbabwe, this figure is 74 per cent. This reliance on biomass has huge implications for health, environment, gender, and poverty alleviation. Exposure to smoke from indoor air pollution and the burden of fuelwood collection have many negative health consequences. With so many… Read more →←
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Clear the air for children

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This blog post initially appeared in UNICEF’s new report on air pollution, Clear the Air for Children.   It causes miscarriages, early delivery, and low birth weight. It contributes to diseases that account for almost 1 in 10 of all deaths of children under the age of five. It can harm the healthy development of children’s… Read more →←
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We need to talk about cyclones

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Something is seriously wrong in the Pacific. The numbers speak for themselves; since 1970 only 11 Category 5 cyclones have been recorded south of the equator; two of these happened in the last 12 months. In 2015 the Pacific also saw three Category 4 cyclones occurring simultaneously. In a deeply concerning trend, cyclones are beginning… Read more →←
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Youth climate activists take over @UNICEF’s Twitter

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It’s not too late to stop the effects of climate change. But we have to take action now. Right now, world leaders are gathering in Paris for the COP21 conference on climate change –  decisions made there will have crucial consequences for the future of the planet. Children and young people will be most affected by climate change, so… Read more →←

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