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World > UN News
Heatwaves and high temperatures threatening young lives in South Asia: UNICEF
By UN News
Aug 07, 2023 8:01 pm

UNICEF estimates that 76 per cent of children under 18 in the region - 460 million - are exposed to extreme high temperatures where 83 or more days in a year exceed 35° Celsius.

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