UNICEF revealed that 377 children died in 2021 based on data from 23 countries across the vast region.
Heat-related illnesses claimed the lives of half of those vulnerable youngsters in the first year of their lives.
“Around half of children across Europe and Central Asia – or 92 million children – are already exposed to frequent heatwaves in a region where temperatures are rising at the fastest rate globally,” Regina De Dominicis, UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia said.
She warned that increasingly high temperatures can seriously complicate a child’s health,…
