In pictures: Thousands gather for climate change march

Climate march around the world

As world leaders begin arriving for a summit at the United Nations on accelerating action to address climate threats, adults are planning to join students in an unprecedented wave of youth-led climate protests.

More than 1,000 strikes are planned across the United States and some 5,200 globally in more than 150 countries.

 

A woman puts her face out of a banner at an event to mark the day of global climate strikes in Tokyo. PHOTO: Reuters

Environmental activists march as they take part in the Climate strike protest calling for action on climate change, in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO: Reuters

Environmental activists march carrying signs take part in the Climate strike protest calling for action on climate change, in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO: Reuters

Young demonstrators take part in the "Global Climate Strike" protest in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

Climate activists block Jannowitz Bridge in Berlin for road traffic with hundreds of plastic cordons and a banner reading "warm greetings from Berlin" as a protest for climate action on September 20, 2019, as part of a global climate action day. PHOTO: AFP

School children attend a protest march as part of the world s largest climate strike in Sydney. PHOTO: AFP

Students hold placards as they attend a climate change demonstration in London, Britain. PHOTO: Reuters

Young demonstrators take part in the "Global Climate Strike" protest in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

People hold placards and chant slogans as they take part in a climate strike rally in Hong Kong's Central district. PHOTO: AFP

A child holds a placard depicting a giraffe during a climate strike rally in Hong Kong's Central district. PHOTO: AFP

Young demonstrators take part in the "Global Climate Strike" protest in Bangkok. PHOTO: Reuters

People gather in front of the Brandenburg Gate as they take part in the Global Climate Strike of the movement Fridays for Future, in Berlin, Germany. PHOTO: Reuters