India, Nov. 10 -- Save the Children said that in May 2026 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution supporting the International Court of Justice’s 2025 advisory opinion on the legal obligations of states concerning climate change, as the organisation released new analysis ahead of the COP31 United Nations climate conference.
Save the Children said its analysis found that nearly 50% more children were exposed to severe climate disasters each year over the past five years compared to the previous five years.
Save the Children analysis findings
Save the Children reported that an average of 330 million children a year experienced severe heatwaves, droughts, tropical cyclones and particularly extreme rainfall each yea...