A 16-year-old Indian environmental activist based in the UAE has won
this year's prestigious International Children's Peace Prize for her
fight for climate justice and combating environmental degradation.
Kehkashan Basu was presented the award by Bangladesh's Nobel peace
laureate Mohammad Yunus at a glittering ceremony in The Hague,Netherlands
Yunus, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his efforts for economic and social development, underlined the urgency and importance of Kehkashan's work, as more than three million children under the age of five die every year from environment-related diseases and many more suffer deeply from environmental issues.
"It is a great achievement for such a young person to already have such reach and impact with her important message," Yunus said.
Yunus, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his efforts for economic and social development, underlined the urgency and importance of Kehkashan's work, as more than three million children under the age of five die every year from environment-related diseases and many more suffer deeply from environmental issues.
"It is a great achievement for such a young person to already have such reach and impact with her important message," Yunus said.
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