A girl and her brother walk along a street in New Delhi near a massive garbage site. They are among the world’s 300 million children who suffer from respiratory problems. — AFP
SOME 300 million children live with outdoor air that’s so polluted it can cause serious physical damage, including harming their developing brains, the United Nations (UN) said in a study released last week.
Nearly one child in seven around the globe breathes outdoor air that is at least six times dirtier than international guidelines, according to the study by the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) which called air pollution a leading factor in child mortality.
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