JAKARTA - As many as 371,504 babies are expected to be born on New Year's Day, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Entering 2021, UNICEF estimates that half of these births will occur in ten countries, namely India (59,995), China (35,615), Nigeria (21,439), Pakistan (14,161), Indonesia (12,336), Ethiopia (12,006), United States ( 10,312), Egypt (9,455), Bangladesh (9,236) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (8,640)
In total, as many as 140 million children are expected to be born in 2021. Their average life expectancy is estimated at 84 years.
"Children born today enter a world much different from last year, and the New Year brings new opportunities for reorganization," said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore in an official statement released by Antara, Friday, January 1.
“Children born today will inherit the world we started building for them - today. Let's make 2021 the year to start building a fairer, safer and healthier world for children. "
2021 will also mark the 75th anniversary of UNICEF. Throughout the year, UNICEF and its partners will commemorate anniversaries with events and announcements that celebrate three-quarters of a century in protecting children from conflict, disease and exclusion and fighting for their right to survival, health and education.
"Today, amid the global pandemic the world is facing, an economic slowdown, rising poverty, and deepening inequality, the need for UNICEF's work is as great as ever," said Fore.
“For the last 75 years, UNICEF has been present in every conflict, refuge, natural disaster and crisis, UNICEF for children around the world. As the New Year approaches, we renew our commitment to protecting children, to voice their rights, and to make sure their voices are heard, no matter where they live. "
In response to the global pandemic, UNICEF launched the Reimagine campaign, a global effort to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from becoming a lasting crisis for children.
Through the campaign, UNICEF is issuing an urgent call on governments, the public, donors and the private sector to join UNICEF as we work to respond to, restore and restructure a better post-epidemic world.
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