Under the aegis of the Laureates and Leaders for Children platform, Kailash 
Satyarthi Children's Foundation, founded by Nobel Peace Laureate Mr. Kailash 
Satyarthi, 66 Nobel Laureates have urged the Prime Ministers of India and 
Pakistan to defuse the rising tension before it escalates to a full-fledged war 
between the two nuclear states.

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    The joint letter has been submitted to the Prime Ministers of India and 
Pakistan as well as the Permanent Representatives of both countries to the 
United Nations.

    This is the first time ever such a large number of Nobel Laureates ranging 
from peace laureates to those from the fields of economics, chemistry, physics 
and medicine have come together with a joint appeal to call attention to the 
lives and future of more than half a billion children in India and Pakistan 
that are at stake.

    The platform Laureates and Leaders for Children founded in 2016 has evolved 
to be one of the highest moral collectives to build a sense of urgency, shared 
responsibility and a strong global voice to galvanise political will to protect 
the children of the world.

    Talking about this joint appeal, Mr. Kailash Satyarthi said, "I reiterate 
that children are the worst sufferers of terrorism and war. The very fact that 
so many Nobel Laureates from different fields have come together demanding 
safety of children for the first time ever shows the urgency of the situation 
at hand. I sincerely hope that the voice of the global moral leaders will be 
heard by the Prime Ministers and citizens of both India and Pakistan and 
immediate steps will be taken to defuse the tension between the two countries."

    Some of the 66 Nobel Laureates who have signed the appeal so far are Mdm 
Leymah Gbowee, Mdm Shirin Ebadi, Mdm Tawakkol Karman, Ms. Malala Yousafzai, 
Professor Muhammad Yunus, His Excellency Jose Ramos-Horta in the Peace 
Category. Professor Edvard Ingjald Moser and Professor May-Britt Moser have 
been the signatories in the Medicine Category. Professor Venkatraman 
Ramakrishnan signed in Chemistry Category; Professor Alvin Roth signed in 
Economics Category while Professor Takaaki Kajita and Professor Oliver D. Hart 
signed in Physics Category among several others across various fields globally. 
For more information, visit: https://satyarthi.org.in/. 


    Source: Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation