Our Future Is on Fire: A Global Perspective of Children's Challenges

Abstract

In this chapter, we will look at the worldwide issues that children face and the recommendations made by international organisations (UNICEF, WHO, OECD) to help them salvage their future. Moreover, we attempt to identify and comprehend the elements that contribute to Norway's position as a top-performing country on worldwide children's indices. Norway outperformed nearly 200 other countries and was ranked first in the world. In 2017, it ranked first in the Child Development Index and the Kids Rights Index. ‘The greatest country in the world to be a child is Norway’ (De Neve & Krekel, 2020).

Citation

Toker, H. (2022), "Our Future Is on Fire: A Global Perspective of Children's Challenges", Yerdelen, B.K., Elbeyoğlu, K., Sirkeci, O., Işıkçı, Y.M., Grima, S. and Dalli Gonzi, R.E. (Ed.) Being a Child in a Global World, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 11-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-240-020221002