{
  "id": 11249855,
  "title": "UNICEF: 25.8 Million Children in Latin America Face El Niño Risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/unicef-25-8-million-children-in-latin-america-face-el-nino-risks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T18:12:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/10/01/unicef-children-el-nino-latin-america/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "UNICEF has reported that at least 25.8 million children in Latin America and the Caribbean are at risk due to the effects of El Niño. The preliminary estimate indicates that about one in seven children in the region live in municipalities facing very high risks from rainfall deficits or excesses associated with the climate phenomenon. UNICEF expects the effects to vary by subregion, with reduced rainfall threatening agriculture in Central America and heavier rainfall increasing flood risks along parts of Mexico's Pacific coast and South America. The figure represents forecast exposure, not the number of children already affected by droughts or floods.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}