Children in 98 percent of African countries are at high or extremely high risk of the impacts of climate change according to a new report by UNICEF. According to the report, Time to Act: African Children in the Climate Change Spotlight, children in 48 out of 49 African countries assessed are categorized as at high or extremely […]
Ubaguzi wa kimazingira na uchafuzi wa mazingira unaleta tishio kubwa kwa afya na ustawi wa watoto kote ulimwenguni. Masuala haya huathiri hasa jamii zilizotengwa, ambapo mara nyingi, watoto ndio hukabiliwa na matokeo mabaya zaidi. Zaidi ya hayo, kukabiliwa na ubaguzi wa rangi na uchafuzi wa sumu utotoni kunaweza kuwa na madhara ya kudumu kwa afya […]
Environmental racism and toxic pollution are posing significant threats to the health and well-being of children around the world. These issues particularly affect marginalized communities, where children often face the most severe consequences. Additionally, exposure to environmental racism and toxic pollution during childhood can have lasting effects on health throughout a person’s life. Furthermore, the […]
Zaidi ya watoto milioni saba walio chini ya umri wa miaka mitano wamesalia na utapiamlo na wanahitaji msaada wa haraka wa lishe, na zaidi ya wavulana na wasichana milioni 1.9 wako katika hatari ya kufariki kutokana na utapiamlo mkali . Jamii zilizo katika mazingira magumu zimepoteza ng’ombe, mazao, na maisha mengi katika kipindi cha miaka […]
A recent report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a United States public organization, shows that climate change has dire physical and mental health implications for children. They include elevated rates of respiratory diseases, organ failure, seizures, and increased infection rates, For instance, the organization says, children cannot regulate their body temperature as efficiently as […]
Rais wa Kenya, William Ruto, aita wito wa Nchi zote Afrika, katika kuungana mkono ili kukabiliana na mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa. Mataifa maskini, hasa yaliyomo barani Afrika, yameathiriwa vibaya na mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa, huku ikizidisha ukame na mafuriko. Rais William Ruto amesema kwamba, sasa ni wakati muafaka kwa Afrika kukabiliana na mabadiliko […]
Almost half of young people in Africa have reconsidered having children due to climate change according to results from a UNICEF U-Report poll of 243,512 worldwide respondents. Globally, 2 in 5 young people said the impacts of climate change have made them reconsider their desire to start a family. The U-Report poll received responses from […]
Huku ukame unaendelea kuathiri kaunti tofauti tofauti nchini Kenya, watoto ndio wanaoendelea kubeba mzigo mkubwa wa athari za mabadiliko ya hali ya anga.
UNICEF imeonya kwamba, ukosefu wa mvua nchini Kenya kumewasababisha watoto wapatao milioni 1.4 kukosa chakula chenye lishe bora, na maji safi ya kunywa. Watoto hao pia wanakosa elimu, huduma za afya na ulinzi dhidi ya ukatili na kutelekezwa. Turkana ni miongoni mwa kaunti 15 zilizokumbwa na ukame nchini Kenya kutokana na mabadiliko ya hali ya […]
Over 16.4 million or 67 percent of children in Kenya are living with the dual impacts of poverty and the climate change emergency, according to new research by Save the Children. Moreover, 150 million children across East and Southern Africa are also facing the same tragedy of poverty and climate disaster. Kenya ranks 10th highest […]