A futurefor theworld’schildren?

Two dozen

keynumbers

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1key message

Degraded environment

Urgent action is needed to guarantee children's health and well-being.

Harmful commercial marketing

major newchild health challenges

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excuses

timeto lose

WHO, UNICEF and The Lancet

42 experts from around the world: a WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission.

are fully dedicated to improving child health and well-being, tackling both old and new challenges.

1Is there a future for the world’s children?

key question

4°Cmaximum target for warming due to greenhouse gas emissions.

Temperatures could rise by around

01.2019

‘Our houseis on fire’ Greta Thunberg

by 2100.

<1.5°C

deaths each year (2014) due to air pollution.

million 71.5 million

Degradingthe environment

students participated in climate strikes in 2000 cities worldwide in March 2019.

Billions of $of corporate profits are made at the expense of children and their future from:

124 million

alcohol ads seen every dayby some children.

1-4of young children

can identify at least onecigarette brand logo.

children and adolescents aected by obesity (2016).

86%Up to

Up to

Marketingharmfulcommercialproducts

TV ads seen by some children in 1 year, many for harmful products.

30,000Billions of $of corporate profits are made at the expense of children and their future from:

Aninvestmentthat pays

$10-20benefit for every dollar invested in health in lower income countries.

health benefits from investing inchildren extend to adulthood andfuture generations.

Age0to∞

financing gap per person to deliver child health and well-being by 2030.

$195

Fallingshort

0 provide all conditions needed to support every child to grow up and have a healthy future.ranked on child

flourishing and sustainability. countries

countries

countrieshave reported on more than 70% ofchild-related SDG indicators.

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2.4 billion

Oursolutions

high-level national government child health coordinator to lead action across multiple sectors.

SustainableDevelopmentGoals with children at the heart of every policy.

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children in the worldhaving their say.

1 package of international human rights laws and regulations working to e�ectively protect children from harmful marketing, along with new national laws.

http://bit.ly/AFutureForChildren

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