WASHINGTON: Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future youth movement received Amnesty International's"Ambassadors of Conscience" award on Monday , days before a major UN climate summit in New York.
"That is why every single one of us must push from every possible angle to hold those responsible accountable and to make the people in power act."She added that the prize was not just for her but the millions of youth who have taken part since last year in weekly school strikes held every Friday, inspired by the sit-in she began outside Sweden's parliament in August 2018.
Thunberg spoke forcefully Monday about the"destruction" of the planet and the large scale deaths that would come about as a result of climate change, water and air pollution and the destruction of food chains."Even though it is slow, the pace is picking up and the debate is shifting," she said, before concluding"See you on the street!""They can't just ignore us anymore!" said Jerome Foster, 17.
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