The climate crisis is accelerating. The 1.5 C threshold, recognized as the point beyond which climate change is almost certainly irreversible, has almost been reached. Warming temperatures, extreme weather and climate-induced disasters are becoming more severe around the world. An increasing number of children and youth are also affected by conflicts, disasters and protracted crises. Some 224 million children and youth are prevented from learning due to emergencies, a significant increase in recent years. "In Syria, even in the cities, our lives were closely tied to agriculture and the land," explained Global Partnership for Education (GPE) youth leader Omar Alkadamani. “The summers brought not only a good harvest, but also an opportunity to strengthen family and community ties, a time when people came together to celebrate. But the very land that once provided income has become a victim of climate change: much less rainfall has fallen and the rivers that fed our communities have dried up, affecting the livelihoods of farmers and millions of people. EiE's 2023 flagship report on education in emergencies and climate change was launched at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on World Children's Day, 20 November. The day is also the 34th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), making it an opportune time to focus on the most pressing needs of children and young people around the world.