The global United Nations campaign ‘Unite to Combat Climate Change' will kick off in October with an auction and exhibit of children's art in New York.

The Paint for the Planet event will feature a selection of stand-out entries from the United Nations Environment Programme international Children's Painting Competitions. Showcasing children's fears and hopes for the planet, the paintings are a powerful plea from children for leadership on climate change before it is too late.

The original artwork has been chosen from a collection of nearly 200,000 paintings which have never been displayed before. The exhibit opens at UN Headquarters in New York on 23 October.

On 25 October, a selection of the paintings will be auctioned at the Harvard Club of New York City to raise emergency funds for children affected by climate-related disasters, such as the recent storms and hurricanes in the Caribbean. The exhibit is open to all, and the art will also be sold online to enable people around the world to participate.

The curatorial partner for Paint for the Planet is the Natural World Museum (NWM), which presents art through innovative programmes to inspire environmental awareness and action among the public.

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