Greta Thunberg donates $100,000 to UNICEF

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental and climate activist who is only 17 years old. She is now, globally recognized for promoting the view that humanity is facing an existential crisis arising from climate change and also of her awareness program. Especially, her 'Fridays For Future' movement-asking people to come into the streets and show their concern for nature was applauded a lot.

Greta Thunberg has donated $100,000 to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for use against the Covid-19 pandemic, the world body said Thursday(April 30,2020). The sum of the amount she donated to UNICEF was a prize amount she received from a Danish foundation.

While making her donations to UNICEF, the 17-year-old made a statement saying, “As the climate crisis, the coronavirus pandemic is a child rights crisis. It will affect all children, now and in the long term, but vulnerable groups will be impacted the most. I’m asking everyone to step up and join me in support of UNICEF’s vital work to save children’s lives, protect health and continuing education. As the climate crisis, the coronavirus pandemic is a child rights crisis,”

UNICEF was overwhelmed by the donations made by the young Swedish activist and said that this will be useful to help a wide range of children who were affected by poverty, food shortages and strained health care systems.

Meanwhile the Indian Actress as well as 'Quantico' fame Priyanka Chopra, took to Twitter to announce that she will collaborate with Swedish activist Greta to help children who were affected by the coronavirus outbreak and the lockdown caused by corona pandemic. It is notable that, Priyanka Chopra has been an ambassador for UNICEF.

Priyanka Chopra on her Twitter handle wrote, "It’s heartbreaking to see the effect of Covid-19 on vulnerable children across the world. They now have to cope with food shortages, strained healthcare systems, violence & lost education. We need to protect them.. the onus is on us. Join me in supporting this much-needed campaign by @UNICEF & @GretaThunberg."