The 17-year-old said that ‘like the climate crisis, the pandemic is a child-rights crisis’ and it will affect younger people for generations to come.
‘I’m asking everyone to step up and join me in support of UNICEF’s vital work to save children’s lives, to protect health and continue education.’Children will be affected severely by food shortages, strained health care systems, violence and lost education caused by COVID-19, she added.
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg made the donation to support UNICEF in its fight against coronavirus A UN report warned children could end up being the biggest indirect victims of coronavirus A downturn in the economy triggered by lockdown measures could also cause hundreds of thousands of child deaths and place millions more into extreme poverty.
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