Bihar

• 05 Oct 2023

Roshni Parveen of Kishanganj will Represent India in the World Youth Conference 2023.

Why In News?

According to information received from the media on October 4, 2023, social activist Roshni Parveen from Kishanganj district of Bihar will represent India at the World Youth Summit 2023 to be held at the United Nations Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland in November.

Key Points:

• In the World Youth Conference, only 6 youth have been selected from all over the world. Roshni Parveen will be the only participant to represent India.
• On November 16, 2023, she will deliver a speech as a speaker at the Young Activist Summit at the United Nations Headquarters Geneva (Switzerland), from where it will be broadcast live. Apart from this, it will also be broadcast on the Instagram channel.
• It is known that the UN team came to the Kishanganj women's helpline office and inquired about the work being done by Roshni Parveen.
• Roshni Parveen, a resident of Simal Bari in Kishanganj block, has been working closely with the state government's program and UNICEF for the last several years on the issue of child safety. She has been actively working on the issue of child protection independently since January 2023.
• They have worked hard to prevent child marriage, connecting dropout girls to schools.