UN Secretary-General’s 2019 New Year’s Message

ANTÓNIO GUTERRES is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who is serving as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, he was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees between 2005 and 2015.

You can also read the message HERE.

Greta Thunberg speech to UN secretary general António Guterres

GRETA THUNBERG is a 16 years old Swedish climate activist with Asperger's who In August 2018, she became a prominent figure for starting the first school strike for climate outside the Swedish parliament building, raising awareness of global warming.[1] In November 2018, she spoke at TEDxStockholm, and in December 2018 she addressed the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Let's invite our students to follow the example of this brave young lady and be inspired.

Ask them to like her FB page and follow her activity. Next week we will watch/hear and analyse her speech in class. 

HOW KIDS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE: The example from Belgium school kids

More numerous than the so-called yellow vests, Belgium's climate protests have drawn thousands. And Belgian schoolkids striking for the planet have even made world news. But is there real change?

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Student-Led Climate Protests Sweeping the Globe Are Coming to the US

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GIRLS & WOMEN

This amazing village in India plants 111 trees every time a girl is born

A tradition that celebrates girls and benefits the community and planet.

Image from:  www.piplantri.com

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