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Children in Delhi hold a protest as part of the ‘Fridays for Future’ movement to demand faster action to tackle climate change. More than 5,000 events are planned worldwide, culminating in a massive rally in New York, where 1.1 million students from around 1,800 public schools have been given permission to skip classes. IMAGES
People in London take part in the "Restore Nature Now" protest, supported by Extinction Rebellion (XR), National Trust and WWF. British actress Emma Thompson and Nemonte Nenquimo, Indigenous activist and member of the Waorani Nation from the Amazonian region of Ecuador, marched together, holding a banner. IMAGES
"We do not need more warnings. The dystopian future is already here," UN right chief Volker Turk tells the United Nations Human Rights Council during the opening its the 54th session in Geneva. Climate change is sparking human rights emergencies in many countries, the UN rights chief added, also decrying widespread "nonchalance" to surging deaths of migrants. SOUNDBITE
Thousands of demonstrators hold a "March for the Future" in Paris, following a call by environmental, anti-racist, feminist and anti-poverty organisations and groups, on the eve of the French presidential election. IMAGES
Dozens of Australian students protest in Sydney as part of the global "Youth for Climate" movement. IMAGES
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