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Eswatini sends 15-year-old to COP31 in Türkiye

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Hlelolwenkhosi Nsibandze, 15, will become the first child representative from Eswatini at a UN climate conference, COP31 in Türkiye. On his departure, Deputy Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla hailed a historic step, according to Times of Eswatini.

The Kingdom of Eswatini will send Hlelolwenkhosi Nsibandze, aged 15, to COP31 in Türkiye, the first child representative from the country to take part in a United Nations climate conference. He is due to voice children's concerns, particularly on issues that affect their future. At a ceremony at the office of Deputy Prime Minister Thulisile Dladla, she hailed the participation as "historic" for Eswatini and for southern Africa.

Nsibandze, ambassador for World Vision's ENOUGH campaign against child hunger and vice-president of Eswatini's national child participation forum, said he had consulted children on climate change to inform his contribution. He thanked the government, World Vision Eswatini, his parents and his teachers for their support.

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