# The United Nations Children’s Fund says climate change is no longer a distant threat for children in Nepal and the Maldives, but it’s a daily reality. This is from landslides tearing through mountain villages, washing away homes and farms, and rising seas surging over island shorelines, threatening to swallow entire communities. UNICEF representative in Nepal, Alice Akunga, says for young people living on the frontlines, climate change disrupts education, health and safety:
UNICEF says climate is not a future threat for children in Nepal and the Maldives [SOUND]
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