Cop26: ‘Little Amal’ takes centre stage on Gender Day – video

Speaking on stage alongside the puppet ‘Little Amal’, leaders and campaigners have said the climate crisis cannot be ended without the empowerment of women. Indigenous women and politicians including Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US House of Representatives, demanded increased investment.

The 3.5-metre puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee started her journey in Turkey on 27 July and has travelled nearly 5,000 miles across Greece, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and France, symbolising millions of displaced children

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