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Morning mail: preparations for Queen’s funeral, nearly half on jobseeker unable to work full time, Australia’s Cop bid

Monday: Anthony Albanese describes meeting with King Charles ahead of the Queen’s funeral as a ‘great honour’. Plus: can Qantas return to its former glory?

The Guardian - AU

‘Africa is on the frontlines but not the front pages’: Vanessa Nakate on her climate fight

The new Unicef goodwill ambassador would like to see reparations from nations most responsible for climate crisis

The Guardian - US

New UNICEF Ambassador Seeks to Give Louder Voice to Climate Change Victims

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate recently traveled to the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa to hear from children suffering from starvation. The next day she learned that one of the boys she met had died. It is for such children, whose lives have been shattered by the global climate crisis, that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Nakate: Leaders are missing the human face of climate change

Vanessa Nakate’s climate activism over the past three years has propelled her to the world stage as UNICEF's newest goodwill ambassador

The Independent UK

UNICEF names climate activist Vanessa Nakate goodwill ambassador

U.N. children's agency UNICEF on Thursday named Vanessa Nakate, a 25-year-old Ugandan climate activist, goodwill ambassador.

Reuters

Let's save gender equality gains

Sudanese protester Alaa Salah became a symbol of her country's revolution after standing atop a car, dressed in white, and singing to her fellow demonstrators. Ugandan climate-justice activist Vanessa Nakate went from protesting alone at the gates of her country's parliament to demanding action from world leaders at the United…

Bangkok Post

Climate-crisis anxiety denial is everywhere. But this week it’s impossible to ignore our worries

With the country melting I can no longer distract myself from my fears about global heating. But speaking to activists has shown me how to counter this terror, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

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'Girls' education is a climate solution': Malala Yousafzai joins climate protest

The fight against climate change is also a fight for the right to education of girls, millions of whom lose access to schools due to climate-related events, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai told Reuters on Friday.

Reuters

These three young activists are changing the conversation on the climate crisis

Their journeys to activism have been very different, but they have faced similar challenges as young women of colour fighting for climate justice.

ABC News

At Davos, climate activists say major issues ignored

Climate activists are reflecting on discussions during this week's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

The Independent UK

DAVOS DIARY: Train instead of plane —scenery, carbon cutting

The World Economic Forum is encouraging European attendees to come to its exclusive gathering in the Swiss Alps by train

The Independent UK

Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate: 'Not all climate action is climate justice'

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate began her activism back in 2019 by staging a solo climate protest at the gates of the Ugandan parliament, before going on to co-found both the Rise Up Movement and Fridays for Future Uganda. She is currently in Paris as part of a delegation of…

France 24

African youth activists in French National Assembly over Total's oil pipeline in East Africa

Ugandan environmental activists hit out at a mega oil project by TotalEnergies in East Africa. Four leading youth activists were received by the French National Assembly yesterday (Wednesday) to pressure the government to take a stance on the project. Vanessa Nakate, nicknamed the “African Greta Thunberg”, was among them.

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