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Adriel Appathurai
Young Ambassador,
UNICEF Australia
Adriel is a UNICEF Australia Young Ambassador and medical student with experience across climate, health, disaster resilience and public policy. As a young person from a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee background, he is passionate about ensuring young people and communities with lived experience are meaningfully included in the decisions that affect them, particularly as climate disasters place growing pressure on health systems and community resilience. Adriel advises YACVic’s Centre of Excellence in Young People and Disasters, serves as Climate and Health Lead at the Australian Medical Students’ Association, contributes to work on climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems through the WHO's Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate Change and Health, and serves on the National Council of the Australian Red Cross.
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