Children and youth

12-year-old Sonam, a student of Std. VI from Darbhanga district of Bihar, is the head of a student taskforce team for DRR. When talking to delegates in regards to children in DRR she told them ' we do not want to be looked upon as vulnerable segment, but we want be part of the team...a proper plan on school disaster management should be in place' writes The Hindu...

'Why do I care so much about this issue?' Mr. Ban asked in an opinion piece published today in some 70 countries’ media outlets ahead of the UN climate change conference, COP21. 'First, like any grandfather, I want my grandchildren to enjoy the beauty and bounty of a healthy planet. And like any human being, it grieves me to see that floods, droughts and fires are getting worse,' he explained...

This report looks at how children, and particularly the most vulnerable, are affected by the consequences of climate change and what concrete steps need to be taken to protect them.

Climate change means more droughts, floods, heatwaves and other severe

Governments meeting in Paris next week must agree a strong new deal to curb global warming because they owe it to the world's children, with hundreds of millions highly exposed to the impacts of climate change, the U.N. children's agency said...

With children still traumatized and families struggling to prepare for winter, UNICEF is helping to provide psychosocial support following the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Afghanistan on 26 October. They are supporting teams that are visiting students and their families at home to guage their mental and psychological well-being, inform them about available care options, and encourage children to return to school...

This report presents an overview of the current situation in the 14 most affected districts by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake and UNICEF's work with children and their communities to ensure reconstruction with resilience.

This research aims to understand what factors influence the production of maps from flood-prone areas in Bangladesh, both at the local level, and remotely, and how this impacts what is eventually represented in those maps. This will help to consider the

This charter aims to raise awareness of the need to put children at the heart of efforts to prepare for disasters before they strike, and calls for stronger commitment from governments, donors and agencies to take appropriate steps to protect children and