The continual failure of governments to adequately address the climate crisis constitutes a violation of children’s rights and Pacific youth know this better than most.
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child refused to hear the case of 16 youth threatened by the climate crisis. A joint petition from youth including Greta Thunberg argued that five G20 countries Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, and Turkey are violating their rights to life, health, and culture by failing to curb greenhouse gas emissions
In-depth profiles of four young environmentalists: Alexandria Villaseñor in California, Carl Smith in Alaska, Ayakha Melithafa in South Africa and Litokne Kabua in the Marshall Islands.