They will be here to launch a global movement — Laureates and Leaders — under the initiative of Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi to lend their voice to the project. President Pranab Mukherjee will also be part of the movement.
Come December, the Capital will be graced by over 14 Nobel laureates, Australian PM Julia Gillard, and the Princesses of Jordan and Monaco. They will be in town on December 10 and 11 to raise their collective voice against violence and discrimination against children.
They will be here to launch a global movement — Laureates and Leaders — under the initiative of Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi to lend their voice to the project. President Pranab Mukherjee will also be part of the movement.
Some of the other Nobel laureates include the Dalai Lama, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, Yemeni journalist Tawakkol Karman, chief of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) José Ramos Horta and Guatemalan activist Rigoberta Menchú Tum, apart from Nobel Chemistry laureate Yuan T Lee.
Satyarthi told DNA that they are organising a youth initiative called "100 million for 100 million" on December 11. Here, a 100 million young people from across the globe who suffer multiple vulnerabilities and violence will be lent a helping hand by 100 million young people who are privileged. He added that there will be a social media campaign to promote the movement, along with offline activities.
"We will launch a moral platform to voice the issues of violence against children in all its forms, and, then a call to build a youth for youth movement. Nowhere, have so many Nobel laureates come together for a singular cause, let alone one for children," Satyarthi said.
There will be a call for action through a Global Declaration in December 12 to get governments across the world to prioritise children and their education policies. Apart from that, they will also seek humanitarian agencies to focus on children when it comes to aid and assistance in conflict-hit countries.
"If, in a particular country, a government is making laws which are regressive to children, or is cutting budgetary allocation earmarked for children, or if the overseas development budget is not adequate according to promises made globally, we will raise these issues," he added.
Satyarthi said that the initiative has a five-year-long road map ahead of it, and he plans to take it to another country in the coming year, with a bigger summit.
"I count the power, energy and idealism of the youth as a strong force, where change makers can become champions. So, we will address an entire generation of 100 million who are left out, and another 100 million who have it all -- two distinct constituencies," he said.
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