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Page last updated at 15:08 GMT, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 16:08 UK

Teenager challenges leaders at UN

A 13-year-old Indian school girl has addressed world leaders during the inaugural session at the UN Climate Change Summit in New York.

During her speech, Yugratna Srivastava from Lucknow appealed to the world's leaders to do more to combat the effects of climate change, asking "is this what we are going to give to our future generations?"

READ MORE: 'Urgent action' needed on climate

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