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Climate change: 'Children's rights in sub-Saharan Africa undermined', according to NGO report
euronews (in English)
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04/09/2023
At least 1.85 million children in sub-Saharan Africa were internally displaced by the end of 2022, according to humanitarian organisation Save the Children's latest report.
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Climate change is a reality and affecting planet Earth in different ways.
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Children in particular are suffering severely from natural disasters.
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This is the warning by the non-governmental organisation Save the Children.
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More than 2 million children in sub-Saharan Africa became internally displaced due to climate events in 2022.
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Forced displacement nearly doubled from 1 million in 2021 to a record 1.85 million.
00:30
According to Save the Children's last report, thousands of children will never return home,
00:35
living much of their childhood in refugee camps with their families or in temporary locations.
00:41
Malama Mwila, one of the NGO's regional heads, is calling on world leaders to change this picture.
00:49
When it comes to actually implementing and providing these funds, there's been little action that has happened.
00:55
So the political commitment, especially from the global north, has been lacking.
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We want to see more actions from these governments that have been, you know,
01:07
emitting historically and contributing largely to the climate crisis.
01:12
So that's where we want to see action, more action and less talk.
01:16
This week marks the start of Africa Climate Week, where policy makers, business and civil society
01:22
need to discuss climate solutions ahead of COP28, which will take place later this year in Dubai.
01:28
The starting point will be how to deal with the natural catastrophes that plagued Africa.
01:34
The continent has the youngest population on the planet and possesses the Congo Basin forests,
01:38
better known as the lungs of the world.
01:42
What we're bringing on board is not just to talk about the problems, but also to talk about the solutions
01:48
and the solutions in which Africa is already preferring and actually putting in place.
01:53
We're able to share those lessons with the entire world.
01:56
Climate change is a shared risk.
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As we're speaking today, there are wildfires in Canada that are burning and destroying ecosystems in Canada.
02:05
There are floods in Europe, in some parts of Europe and in China.
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Climate change is a shared risk, meaning that no one is immune and it doesn't respect territorial integrity.
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It is affecting everyone, whether the people are in rich or poor countries.
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Because of the fact that climate change is affecting everyone, it needs everyone to be on board with the solutions.
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