UNITED NATIONS: The UN children’s agency (UNICEF) said in a landmark research released on Tuesday that children around the world in 2024 are likely to endure increased exposure to violence and war in addition to economic hardship.
UNICEF noted that it anticipates the dangers that children are likely to encounter and makes recommendations for mitigating those risks at the start of each year. According to the most recent research, Prospects for Children 2024: Cooperation in a Fragmented World, there will be ongoing violence and economic uncertainty in the near future.
As to the research, the increasing competition among world powers will probably lead to violence and jeopardize the rights and lives of children. Apart from the physical harm that children suffer, violence and conflict also affect them by depriving them of resources.
Turbulent economic growth is undermining years of work in reducing child poverty and making it difficult for young people to access global labor markets. If mistrust and reciprocal tariffs hinder international trade, food prices could increase and child nutrition could be negatively impacted. The greatest strategies to protect children, according to the report, are to invest in future skills, market collaboration, and economic solidarity.
The research emphasizes concerns that a fragmented global system is failing to address significant difficulties for children. This can limit efforts to remedy serious violations of children’s rights and hinder international efforts to address threats like the climate crisis. It may also hinder the kind of group effort needed to avoid and end conflicts. The multilateral system has the chance to choose a different course in 2024 by intensifying its collective action.
The research claims that budgetary structural differences continue to have an impact on developing economies. This suggests that opportunities, power, and resources are not distributed equitably, which limits a country’s ability to invest in its children. For this reason, a significant portion of the population relies on remittances to cover their medical and educational costs.
