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EMARGOED UNTIL 00:01 GMT 20 August 2021 / 20:01 EST 19 August 2021

Greta
Sweden
It has now almost been three years
since the school strikes started.
And since then, millions of more
children have joined the fight
fighting for a safe future
and a safe present.
Children are the ones who will
be most impacted by this crisis
and the ones who will suffer
the most from its consequences.
There have been
many millions of people,
especially young people mobilized.
We need to raise awareness
and we need to create
a mass mobilization
of people from all over the world.
That is the only way that we can win.
And that we are going to take action
and treat the crisis like a crisis.
The subject of climate change
is very personal to me.
Nkosi
Zimbabwe
In fact, it is more than a subject,
I live climate change.
I come from an
agriculture-based society.
However, if the weather
continues like this,
it could lead to a serious
food crisis in my community.
Young people are the world's
most precious natural resource.
I continue to call on policy
makers and decision makers
to include us in all
developmental aspects
that have to do with our future
because there can be
nothing for us without us.
I actually started my
activities at an early age
Tahsin
Bangladesh
thinking about the rights
of the children in my village.
The people here have to fight
with various disasters to survive.
I believe youth play an important role
in the present and future world.
We are agents of change and
it’s our time to take climate action.
We also need greater investment
in important services in
countries like Bangladesh
to make us more
resilient to climate change.
Mitzi
Philippines
I have such vivid memories of doing
my homework by the candlelight
as typhoons raged outside
wiping out electricity.
My country is one of the most
vulnerable countries in the world
to the climate crisis
yet we only contribute
less than 0.4% to global
carbon dioxide emissions.
For far too long, the voices
from the Global South
or the most affected areas
have been ignored by those in power
and that has to change.
And so we’re coming together
as a global youth movement
that continues to grow and to unite
to amplify the voices
most marginalized.
And together, we won’t stop demanding
governments and decision makers
for urgent and bold action
because we refuse
to compromise on our lives.
We must remember that children
are not just the victims of this crisis,
but we're also the solution.
We need to listen to children.

2021

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UNICEF Headquarters

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UN0504471

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August 18, 2021

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