Greta Thunberg, 15 child petitioners file complaint to UNCRC

Climate activists Greta Thunberg and Alexandria Villaseñor, and 14 other child petitioners on Monday presented a landmark official complaint to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) to protest government inertia on the climate crisis.

The child petitioners, aged between eight to 17 from 12 countries around the world, alleged that Member States’ failure to tackle the climate crisis constitutes a violation of child rights. They urged the independent body to order Member States to take action to protect children from the devastating impacts of climate change.