Impact of Heatwaves on Children: UNICEF

Question 1

____ released a report titled “Coldest Year of the Rest of Their Lives - Protecting children from the escalating impacts of heatwaves”

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UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund)

Question 2

It showed that nearly all the children across the world will be exposed to more frequent and severe heat waves by

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2050

Question 3

Virtually every child on earth will face severe heat waves even under a low greenhouse gas emission scenario — with an estimated ____°C of warming in (?)

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1.7 , 2050

Question 4

It explains that the children will be impacted by food shortages, diseases and other health threats, water scarcity, or be at risk from rising water levels – or a combination of these factors.

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Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) Index

Question 5

It ranks countries based on children’s exposure to climate and environmental shocks, such as Cyclones and Heatwaves, as well as their vulnerability to those shocks, based on their access to essential services.

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Children’s Climate Risk Index: UNICEF

Question 6

____ is a special program of the United Nations (UN) devoted to aiding national efforts to improve the health, nutrition, education, and general welfare of children.

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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Question 7

UNICEF was created in

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1946 as International Children’s Emergency Fund (ICEF)

Question 8

UNICEF was created in 1946 as International Children’s Emergency Fund (ICEF) by

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UN relief Rehabilitation Administration

Question 9

UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations in

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1953

Question 10

UNICEF is guided by the

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Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989

Question 11

Awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in

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1965

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UNICEF is governed by an Executive Board consisting of 36 members that are elected to terms of

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3years

Question 13

UNICEF began its work in India in

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1949

Question 14

UNICEF began its work in India in 1949 with Nodal Agency as:

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Ministry of Women and Child Development

Question 15

UNICEF’s Strategic Plan- (?), reflects UNICEF’s unreserved commitment to promoting the rights of all children, everywhere.

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2022–2025

Question 16

It has brought together state governments, development partners, such as UNICEF, NGOs, the corporate sector and other key stakeholders under the umbrella to ensure harmony in efforts to accelerate inroads in child survival.

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Call to Action, 2013

This initiative was launched to reduce under-five mortality.

Question 17

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) successfully launched a nationwide communication campaign on ____ with UNICEF Ambassador promoting nutrition for children.

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Maternal and Child Nutrition , 2013