Who has won the 2016 International Children’s Peace Prize?
Who has won the 2016 International Children’s Peace Prize?
[A]Om Prakash Gurjar
[B]Kehkashan Basu
[C]Neha Gupta
[D]Abraham M Keita
Kehkashan Basu
Kehkashan Basu, a UAE-based Indian environmental activist, has won the 2016 prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize for her fight for climate justice and combating environmental degradation. Kehkashan, based in the UAE was presented the award by Bangladesh’s Nobel peace laureate Mohammad Yunus at a ceremony in The Hague, Netherlands. The International Children’s Peace Prize is an initiative of Marc Dullaert, Chairman and Founder of the Dutch Kids Rights Foundation, and is awarded annually to a child, anywhere in the world, for his or her dedication to children’s rights.