A wake up call: El Niño's impact on children

This briefing note presents a general overview of El Niño phenomenon and its main impacts on children's physical and mental health, and education. It also provides a summary of the situation in some of the affected countries in Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Further, the briefing note explains how UNICEF is working with key partners in the countries threatened by El Niño and what needs to be done.