Greta Thunberg awarded children’s international peace prize
The international organisation for the defence of children’s rights KidsRights on Friday awarded its International Children’s Peace Prize to the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg (16) and Divina Maloum (14) from Cameroon.
The award ceremony will take place on November 20 near The Hague (Netherlands) on World Children’s Day.
Both winners were selected from among 137 candidates from 56 countries for the prize, celebrating its fifteenth birthday and involving 1.2 billion people last year, according to KidsRights.
Divina founded the association Children for Peace in Cameroon
As for Greta Thunberg, she is a role model in terms of international student climate activism, according to the organisation.
The International Children’s Peace Prize is awarded annually to a child who has made a significant contribution to advocating children's rights and improving the situation of vulnerable children
First awarded: 2005
Reward €100,000 or $123,000
The international organisation for the defence of children’s rights KidsRights on Friday awarded its International Children’s Peace Prize to the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg (16) and Divina Maloum (14) from Cameroon.
The award ceremony will take place on November 20 near The Hague (Netherlands) on World Children’s Day.
Both winners were selected from among 137 candidates from 56 countries for the prize, celebrating its fifteenth birthday and involving 1.2 billion people last year, according to KidsRights.
Divina founded the association Children for Peace in Cameroon
As for Greta Thunberg, she is a role model in terms of international student climate activism, according to the organisation.
The International Children’s Peace Prize is awarded annually to a child who has made a significant contribution to advocating children's rights and improving the situation of vulnerable children
First awarded: 2005
Reward €100,000 or $123,000
