JAKARTA -- The risk of child exploitation increases when children are displaced due to climate disasters, a senior official of UNICEF warned, as several Asian nations are predicted to have high numbers of displaced persons in the coming decades.
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Asia's child exploitation risk worsened by climate change, UN expert warns
Philippines, India top list of children displaced by extreme weather
Children play at an evacuation center for people displaced by flash floods caused by monsoon rains in Manila, pictured in August 2018. A UNICEF survey found the Philippines had the most children displaced by climate disasters between 2016 and 2021. © Reuters
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