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Francisco Vera at UN Human Rights HQ
During his visit to Geneva in July, 13-year-old Colombian activist Francisco Vera presented the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, with a manifesto signed by over 3,000 children in defence of a healthy environment.
Francisco’s Guardianes por la Vida (Guardians for Life) organisation seeks to influence public policies to reduce pollution and mitigate the effects of climate change. On Mother Earth Day this year, with the support of UN Human Rights in Colombia, he and hundreds of children planted 750 trees to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration and demand the right to a healthy environment.
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