Our voices and needs must be put first in climate talks, young people tell COP28

Young climate advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Friday said they will not sit idly by while climate change threatens their futures. They demanded that government policymakers put the needs of the world’s nearly 2 billion children first – their voices and ideas can help rescue the planet.

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Our voices and needs must be put first in climate talks, young people tell COP28

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