A student delegate from Don Bosco School Park Circus, Kolkata at COP29 held in Baku Azerbaijan last week, was declared Climate Ambassador by United Nations Agency for Develop-ment and Peace (UNADAP).
The citation presented to 14 year old student Swanik Choudhury of Class 9 reads: We commend your invaluable contribution as part of the official delegation to COP29. Your efforts have been recognised by the Secretariat, and we commend your commitment to mitigating climate change through responsible steward-ship, dedicated advocacy, and align-ment with the UNFCCC and UNSDG goals. Your participation exemplifies the spirit of global cooperation needed to drive impactful and sustainable change. The citation is signed by Executive Director of UNADAP Dr Dominic F Dixon.
Swanik, a minor, who traveled with his mother Swati Chowdhury, a teacher in the same school says, “Meeting campaigners and activists from around the world reinforced my belief in the power of unity.”