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WATCH LIVE: Young activists are at #COP25 to launch a new declaration on child rights and climate change. uni.cf/2sVg4ew

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Right now, we’re launching a new declaration urging governments to include children and young people in climate change policy. The climate crisis is a child rights crisis. Learn more. 👇

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Normally adults help their children avoid putting their futures at risk.

The adults today are doing the exact opposite.

Theo, 17, from Ireland at #COP25 today.

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“If you manage to save the most vulnerable children, you will save yourself.”

Penelope, 15, Norway.

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"The climate crisis is a global problem. It doesn't discriminate. We must face it together."

16-year-old Camila from Mexico calls on world leaders to work across borders to protect our planet.

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Fiji
Sweden
Monaco
Luxembourg
Chile
Costa Rica
Peru
Nigeria
Spain

Countries who’ve committed to a new declaration on child rights and climate change so far. 👏

We must put children at the heart of climate policy. 👇 #COP25

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Young people are calling for #ClimateAction in the streets.

They must be heard in the halls of governments too. #MyPlanetMyRights
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Camila is a 16-year-old climate activist from Mexico.

She wants world leaders and businesses to take #ClimateAction by setting realistic and achievable goals.

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15-year-old Penelope is UNICEF Norway’s first ambassador for climate change.

She believes the climate crisis is a child rights and human rights crisis.

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Nkosilathi, 16, has piloted the installation of sustainable bio-gas energy at two schools in Zimbabwe.

He wants more countries to reduce emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

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