The mobilisation of children for climate policies started in 2018, with Greta Thunberg benefiting from strong media coverage and social media. 

After her speech at the UN Climate Action Summit, it became a concern at the level of international organisations. If children's rights were already a concern of UNICEF, the approach radically changed since international organizations had to consider young people as actors and no longer as simple victims. How did this process take place? What are its real consequences? This is what Anaelle reveals to us.

Anaëlle Vergonjeanne, is a young researcher at the Sciences Po’s Centre for International Studies. She has dedicated her doctoral thesis ‘How dare you?’ : The United Nations and children's climate commitment » (in French).

Additional Resources

• Anaëlle Vergonjeanne - Les enfants au chevet de la planète :  émergences d’une environnementalisation de l’enfance aux Nations Unies, Annuaire français de relations internationales, 2023, Éditions Panthéon-Assas.

Recorded on 10 May 2023

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