Greta Thunberg donates $100,000 to UNICEF to fight coronavirus

• Thunberg was recently awarded for her global activism by Human Act who granted her foundation $100,000.
• The climate activist also launched a child rights driven campaign with Danish NGO Human Act to support UNICEF’s efforts to address COVID-19 pandemic.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has donated $100,000 to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for its fight against coronavirus pandemic.

The sum was recently awarded to Thunberg for her global activism by Human Act who granted her foundation the prize money. "This sum will now go to UNICEF along with an additional $100,000 from Human Act," UNICEF said in a statement.

Thunberg has also launched a child rights driven campaign with Danish NGO Human Act to support UNICEF’s efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic and protect children from it. The UNICEF said these include food shortages, strained healthcare systems, violence and lost education.