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.