Anjum Sultana
About Anjum Sultana
Anjum Sultana is an award-winning public affairs strategist, sought-after media commentator, accomplished public speaker and published researcher with expertise in gender equity, public
health, youth leadership and civic engagement. In 2020, Sultana was named a Global Woman of Distinction by the NGO Committee on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
(UNCSW), as well as named one of Canada’s Top 30 Under 30 in Sustainability by Corporate Knights.
Sultana is the director of youth leadership and policy advocacy at Plan International Canada, a member of a global coalition dedicated to advancing children’s rights and equality for girls.
Being a child in this climate is daunting. Are we doing enough to help?
World leaders and decision-makers must understand the climate crisis is much more than an environmental challenge — it poses a formidable threat to the rights and well-being of children, particularly girls.
Justice on the front lines of the climate emergency
A rising chorus of youth voices is growing across the front lines of climate change as they demand “loss and damage finance — now!”
Why should Canadian youth trust the government on climate?
We are still nowhere near where we need to be and it’s time our leaders are honest about the existential challenge we face.
Canada, we need to talk about racism
Brownface is a way of exaggerating characteristics that imply brown people don’t belong in this country.
