The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that children across South Asia are increasingly threatened by heatwaves and high temperatures.
UNICEF estimates that 76 per cent of children under 18 in the region - 460 million - are exposed to extreme high temperatures.
"With the world at global boiling, the data clearly show that the lives and well-being of millions of children across South Asia are increasingly threatened by heat waves and high temperatures," said Sanjay Wijesekera, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia.
"Young children simply cannot handle the heat," said Wijesekera. "Unless we act now, these children will continue to bear the brunt of more frequent and more severe heatwaves in the coming years, for no fault of theirs."?
Source: Qatar News Agency