Girl pleads for world leaders to save her country from climate change

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A 13-year-old girl from Tuvalu, Melelusi Sokotia, has addressed world leaders at a summit preceding the UN's COP31 climate forum in Turkey, urging them to take action on climate change. She emphasized that her plea is not for pity but for help to save her country from its impacts.

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Melelusi Sokotia, a 13-year-old girl from Tuvalu, addressed world leaders at a summit in Turkiye before the UN's COP31 climate forum, urging them to take action on climate change. "We are not asking for pity, we are asking for help," she stated. Sokotia’s plea highlights the urgent need for global cooperation to address environmental issues affecting vulnerable island nations like Tuvalu.

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