Current Context : Recently, UNICEF’s Flagship State of the World’s Children 2024 report released.

Relevant data about Report :

Report Focus:

• Examines three global megatrends affecting children: demographic shifts, climate crises, and frontier technologies.

Key Findings:

Demographics:

• Global child population to stabilize at 3 billion by the 2050s.
• India to account for 350 million children (15% of the global child population) by 2050.

Climate Risks:

• 1 billion children live in high climate-risk regions.
• India ranks 26th on the UNICEF Children’s Climate Risk Index.

Digital Divide:

• Internet access : 95% in high-income countries vs. 26% in low-income countries.