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The Impact of Climate Change on Children in Pakistan

The report reveals in 2022 that climate change-induced floods swept through the northern and southern parts of Pakistan, severely damaging approximately 27,000 government school buildings and disrupting the education of around 2 million children—52% of whom were in Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province. The study highlights that nearly half of Pakistan’s children remained out of school in 2024, as more…

Missing School-The Effect of Crises on Students and Teachers in Pakistan

Missing School: The Impact of Crises on Students and Teachers in Pakistan is a joint report by The World Bank and Pakistan’s Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training. In recent years, Pakistani children have experienced significant disruptions to their education due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the devastating 2022…
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Nine children among 10 more killed in rain havoc

PESHAWAR: Ten more people, including nine children, were killed in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the aftermath of the torrential rains as the provincial government imposed emergency in 13 districts for provision of relief, restoration of damaged communication networks and water supply according to Dawn report. Six children were…
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Flawed climate policy

NOTWITHSTANDING Pakistan`s marginal contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions and the country’s greater vulnerability to climate change-driven natural disasters, policymakers seem preoccupied with climate mitigation, ie, GHG emission reduction. COP28 refreshed the resolve of countries to achieve the Nationally Determined Contributions; however, the NDC`s focus in Pakistan is on climate…
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Importance of climate justice

The World Day of Social Justice is celebrated every year on February 20. The International Labour Organization (ILO) unanimously adopted the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization on June 10, 2008 and termed equal opportunities for development and seeking justice as important pillars for the prosperity of…
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