Licypriya Kangujam to travel to Italy for 5 days official visit
- Date : May 25th and 26th, 2024 :: His Holiness Pope Francis at Vatican -

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Licypriya and Pope Francis in Rome on November, 2023

On Wednesday, May 22, 12 years old Indian Child Environmentalists and Climate Activists Licypriya Kangujam will travel to Rome, Italy where he will meet His Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican for the second time after her visit last year.

She will participate in the World’s Children Day Celebration graced by His Holiness Pope Francis scheduled to take place on May 25th and 26th, in Rome. This significant day was proclaimed by Pope Francis on December 8th, 2023, with the organization entrusted to the Dicastery for Culture and Education.

Licypriya will urge the Pope to bring together world leaders to deliver climate justice to the global south specially to the poor developing nations and small island countries, to stop war in Gaza, Palestine and to bring together both the communities of Meiteis and Kukis to end the year long brutal conflicts in her birthplace Manipur.

She will also interact with various media personalities of Italy and the high school students during her visit on various global issues.

Last Year, a documentary film called “Earth for All” featuring Licypriya and Pope Francis along with 4 other Planet Heroes was released in Rome on 28th November, 2023. The film highlights the urgency to fight the global climate crisis. Licypriya main mission is to fight to get clean air to breathe, clean water to drink and a clean planet to live.

She is accompanied by her mother Mrs Bidyarani Devi Kangujam & little sister Ms Irina Kangujam along with 6 other activists from Africa, USA and Brazil in her delegation team.

Licypriya and Pope Francis in Rome on November, 2023