Environmental hazards have been linked to a range of significant health risks for children. For example, the global rise of cancer, diabetes, neurodevelopmental disorders and asthma has accompanied a surge in air pollution, e-waste and the use of harmful chemicals in everyday products.
Three hundred million children live in areas with toxic air (where toxicity levels are six or more times higher than international guidelines). And around 1 in 3 children - up to 800 million worldwide - have dangerously high blood lead levels. Improving children's ability to survive and thrive means addressing the profound ways in which environmental factors shape their health and well-being.
We are not the generation of destruction, we are the generation of transformation. World leaders, we want this space to go beyond the formal statements, we demand that our ancestral ideas, knowledge and practices form the basis for creating a new healthy and harmonious environment. Environmental rights have been violated in different communities and we urge decision makers to incorporate the rights of children, young people and adolescents when producing policies.
Time to listen to children's voices; they are very vulnerable to the consequences of the climate emergency, young people are also key in finding solution. If we are genuinely committed to serving the best interests of children, then let's respond to their calls for action. We can & we must fulfil our commitment to the children & provide them with a just & sustainable future & when we recognize it & implement it, the right to a healthy environment could be one of the most important human rights
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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