Paris, France — Children are already paying a heavy price for the world's inaction on climate change, UNICEF said.
"The future of today's children, particularly the most disadvantaged, is at stake," said UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake, speaking at an event at the 21st United Nations climate change conference in Paris, known as COP21. "Sadly, we are failing them. Because today's children are disproportionately bearing the brunt of the effects of our changing climate. They are paying for our failure with their health and safety. With their futures. And too often, with their lives."
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