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Date: 13th October 2026, Tuesday
Time: 1.00 pm (GMT) / 2.00 pm (BST)
The Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN) aunched the Junior Champion Magazine Volume 6, featuring stories from Vietnamese youth on disasters. The event included the magazine team and young authors sharing their experiences and the importance of youth voices in disaster risk reduction.
CHAIR
Dr Hideyuki Shiroshita
As the Founding President of the ADN, Hideyuki is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School and Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, Kansai University in Japan. Currently, he is the chairperson of the Osaka Prefectural committee for promoting safety and disaster education.
GUEST EDITOR
Dr Flora Tran
SPEAKERS
Miss Anushka Konar
Anushka Konar is a B.Tech Biotechnology undergraduate at the Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, India. With a strong foundation in science and communication, she brings a unique blend of technical knowledge and creative vision to her roles. As the Co-Editor of Junior Champions Magazine, Anushka plays a key role in shaping youth voices and narratives.
Master Arkoneil Ghosh
Currently pursuing his A-levels in an International School in Mumbai, Arkoneil is a multilingual youth leader fluent in English, Spanish, Hindi, Bengali, and Chinese, with additional skills in Japanese. A passionate coder, he has contributed to education projects for underprivileged children in Dharavi, Mumbai. Since 2020, he has been an active ADN Junior Champion, raising awareness on preventable deaths, and is the Founding Editor of the Junior Champion Magazine.
Miss Prarthona Datta
Prarthona Datta is a second-generation racialized youth studying at the University of Calgary in Calgary. Her areas of interest include youth actions to build climate change resilience, children’s land-based learning activities, youth-led cross-cultural community gardens, and land-based arts activities (dance, music, and art).