Canadian environmental and human rights activist
Kehkashan Basu MSM [ 4] [ 5] (born June 5, 2000)[ 6] [ 7] is a Canadian environmental and human rights activist[ 8] [ 9] from the United Arab Emirates .[ 1] [ 10] [ 11] Basu also advocates for peace, children’s rights, education for sustainable development, nuclear disarmament, gender equality and climate justice .[ 12] [ 13] She is the Founder-President of Green Hope Foundation,[ 14] the youngest Councillor of World Future Council,[ 15] the youngest Trustee of the Parliament of the World's Religions,[ 16] a KidsRights Youngsters member, and winner of the International Children's Peace Prize 2016.[ 17]
^ a b c Cite error: The named reference StandUp
was invoked but never defined (see the help page ).
^ a b "Kehkashan Basu" . Forbes . Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-30 .
^ Friedlander, Blaine. "Student prods COP27 to include youth in climate solutions" . Cornell Chronicle . Cornell University.
^ Government of Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada (2022-01-29). "Canada Gazette, Part 1, Volume 156, Number 5: GOVERNMENT HOUSE" . www.gazette.gc.ca . Retrieved 2022-01-29 .
^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Ms. Kehkashan Basu" . The Governor General of Canada . Retrieved 2022-01-29 .
^ "Kehkashan Basu" . World Future Council . Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-29 .
^ "2016 - Kehkashan Basu (16), UAE" . KidsRights Foundation . Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-29 .
^ Jingco, Kaitlin (16 November 2017). "Environmental champion Kehkashan Basu brings hope" . Canadian Immigrant .
^ "Kehkashan Basu is one of Canada's two young representatives who attended the pre-COP youth event in September and she tells CBC News Network about what she hopes comes from COP26" . CBC . Retrieved 1 November 2021 .
^ "Kehkashan Basu" . Varkey Foundation . Retrieved 2022-01-19 .[permanent dead link ]
^ Harris, Teresa. "Top 25 Women of Influence 2018: Kehkashan Basu – Women of Influence" . Archived from the original on 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2022-01-19 .
^ "I am Generation Equality: Kehkashan Basu, feminist youth leader and environmentalist from the UAE" . UN Women – Arab States . 10 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021 .
^ "Kehkashan Basu - Green Hope Foundation" . One Girl . 2019-01-12. Archived from the original on 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2021-03-30 .
^ "GreenHopeFoundation – The Future belongs to us!" . Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-06 .
^ "Kehkashan Basu" . MESIA . Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021 .
^ "Board of Trustees | Parliament of the World's Religions" . parliamentofreligions.org . Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-06 .
^ Nianias, Helen (15 December 2016). "Dubai's teen eco-warrior: 'It was preordained that I'd take care of mother earth' " . The Guardian . Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021 .