Over two million Cambodian children exposed to constant heatwaves, says Unicef

Cambodia is among 23 countries that fall into the highest category for child exposure to extreme high temperatures, Unicef said, citing its new report entitled "The Coldest Year of the Rest of Their Lives: Protecting Children from the Escalating Impacts of Heatwaves". - The Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Some 2.2 million children in Cambodia, or 37.1% of the kingdom's total child population, currently exposed to high heatwave frequency, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) said in a press statement on Wednesday.

Cambodia is among 23 countries that fall into the highest category for child exposure to extreme high temperatures, Unicef said, citing its new report entitled "The Coldest Year of the Rest of Their Lives: Protecting Children from the Escalating Impacts of Heatwaves".