South Asian youth delegates at COP 29 call for immediate climate action

As the climate crisis intensifies, 20 determined youth delegates from South Asia will urge world leaders to take immediate steps to mitigate the effects of climate change on children and youth at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan from November 11 to November 22. Young voices representing South Asian youth urged the need for the use of clean energy to protect children’s health and reduce air pollution. “Climate change is reshaping children’s lives every day,” said Sanjay Wijesekera, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia. I am attending COP 29 to be a voice for the voiceless.” According to UNICEF’s 2021 Children’s Climate Risk Index, children and young people in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh face ‘extremely high risk’ from climate-related threats.