9 DECEMBER 2015
4 December, 2015, Paris, France, COP21 - PACNEWS Editor, Makereta Komai now in Paris, France at the COP21 sat down with Marshall Islands youth activist, poet and a mother, Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, whose powerful poem recital received standing ovation at the United Nations General Assembly last year. This week, Vogue magazine named the 28 year old as one of the 13 most powerful and influential women at the climate talks in Paris. Ms Kijiner was one of the youth speakers from the Pacific that shared their hopes and aspirations in the Paris Agreement at the Indigenous Peoples Pavilion on Thursday.
Source: SPREP