India's 8-yr-old activist reminder of world's obligations: UN chief

8-year-old climate activist Licypriya Kangujam has spoken in 21 countries on climate change and gave the world a glimpse of her resolve as she urged global leaders to "act now against climate change".

Madrid: The presence of India's eight-year-old climate activist, Licypriya Kangujam, at the COP25 climate conference here is a reminder of the world's obligations towards future generations, UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.

Kangujam met Guterres on Thursday during the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 and submitted a memorandum "on behalf of the children of the world."

The COP25 conference is being held in the Spanish capital from December 2-13.

Her father KK Singh said that the four-page memorandum contains suggestions aimed at "creating a better world for all of us by fighting the climate change now with more concrete actions."

Singh added that the young climate activist from Manipur also demanded the convening of a special session of the UN Security Council to fight the climate crisis.

"I was glad to meet 8-year-old @LicypriyaK at #COP25 today. Her presence reminds us of our obligations to future generations. Her's is the generation for which we have to take urgent #ClimateAction," the UN Secretary-General tweeted on Thursday.

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  — António Guterres (@antonioguterres) December 12, 2019

  
  

Speaking at the COP25 climate conference here, the young activist who has already spoken in 21 countries on climate change, gave the world a glimpse of her resolve as she urged global leaders to "act now against climate change".

The little girl has quickly shot to limelight with Spanish newspapers hailing her as "Greta'' of the Global South, after her walk with the Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg last week here.

"I have come here to tell the world leaders that this is the time to act as it is a real climate emergency," Kangujam enthralled the audiences during a high-level event at COP25 on Tuesday.