IMPHAL, July 22 - A 14 year-old boy Konkham Lamjingnganba from Manipur has been selected as the lone representative from the entire Northeastern region along with 10 others from rest of the country to attend the 70th United Nation General assembly (UNGA) to be held at United Nations headquarters at New York, USA from September 18 to September 27 next, a press release said.
The objective of the children to attend the UNGA is to influence the World community to accept 6 per cent GDP (gross domestic product) for Education and 5 per cent for Health as the minimum international standard. The other children are from Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, West Bengal and Uttarakhand, according to Big Sisters� League Manipur, an Imphal-based NGO which aims to prevent sexual abuse and heal those who have been affected by it.
Representing the NGO, Konkham, son of a visually-impaired Gangarani who lost her husband in a firing incident few years ago, will introduce himself in a one minute video on what he wishes to tell the world leaders during the forthcoming UNGA, the release added.
IMPHAL, July 22 - A 14 year-old boy Konkham Lamjingnganba from Manipur has been selected as the lone representative from the entire Northeastern region along with 10 others from rest of the country to attend the 70th United Nation General assembly (UNGA) to be held at United Nations headquarters at New York, USA from September 18 to September 27 next, a press release said.
The objective of the children to attend the UNGA is to influence the World community to accept 6 per cent GDP (gross domestic product) for Education and 5 per cent for Health as the minimum international standard. The other children are from Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, West Bengal and Uttarakhand, according to Big Sisters� League Manipur, an Imphal-based NGO which aims to prevent sexual abuse and heal those who have been affected by it.
Representing the NGO, Konkham, son of a visually-impaired Gangarani who lost her husband in a firing incident few years ago, will introduce himself in a one minute video on what he wishes to tell the world leaders during the forthcoming UNGA, the release added.
