UNICEF PROMOTES "SAVE THE EARTH" TO CHILDREN

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- Children can be agents of change in
influencing adults to save the world, the United Nations Children's Fund
(Unicef) representative in Malaysia, Hans Olsen, said Thursday.

"Children at every stage of their education should be informed about the
dangers of environmental degradation, overuse of fossil energies and the
prospects of renewable energy," he said.

"We emphasise the value of education in the context of sustainable
environment and energy supply," he told reporters after attending a function to
commemorate the World Environment Day at Harvest Centre, in Sentul, here.

Malaysian celebrity Asha Gill and Rhino Press Sdn Bhd managing director
Fay Khoo conducted a book reading session and simple experiments on the role
of water in our lives for the unprivileged kids.

One of the unprivileged children, Rita, 11, said that after joining the
activities, she realised that simple actions also gave meaningful significance.

"Today, from the reading book session, I knew that two minutes shower uses
about 24 gallons of water. So, what I can do is to turn off the tap while
shampooing my hair.

The World Environment Day 2010 to be celebrated on June 5 will carry the
theme "Many species. One Planet. One Future".

-- BERNAMA