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ABOUT THE MILLENNIUM FELLOWSHIP - CLASS OF 2025

United Nations Academic Impact and MCN are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship. This year, 60,000+ young leaders applied to join the Class of 2025 on 7,000+ campuses across 170 nations. 290+ campuses worldwide (less than 5%) were selected to host the 4,500+ Millennium Fellows.

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UNITED NATIONS ACADEMIC IMPACT AND MCN PROUDLY PRESENT SAUMYA BAJPAI, A MILLENNIUM FELLOW FOR THE CLASS OF 2025.

Symbiosis International (Deemed University) Noida | Noida, India | Advancing SDG 11, SDG 13, SDG 7, SDG 17 & UNAI 6

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" I believe the law is most powerful when it reaches those who need it the most. The Millennium Fellowship gives me the platform to blend legal literacy with environmental action, empowering communities to protect both their rights and the world they live in. "

Millennium Fellowship Project: Pariyavaranpunah Shatsanskar Healing The Environment

“The Earth is what we all have in common. Its healing begins not with policy alone, but with the fusion of justice, innovation, and awakened community action.”
Our Millennium Fellowship Project, Pariyavaranpunah Shatsanskar (Healing the Environment), is a pioneering initiative focused on the synergistic achievement of SDG 13 (Climate Action) and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). We aim to create an integrated model that intertwines robust environmental legal aid,ensuring ecological justice;with the implementation of innovative, local-scale ecological solutions. Furthermore, we prioritize global collaboration to integrate cutting-edge research into both policy and urban practice. Our commitment to action is evidenced by proactive grassroots engagement, including conducting immersive workshops in government schools to empower future urban custodians, executing a successful Sustainability Drive to promote tangible practices within communities, and gaining crucial insights into future urban energy solutions through our participation in a key Hydrogen Conference. This project stands at the nexus of law, sustainable urban development, and community empowerment, driving systemic change for environmental healing.

About the Millennium Fellow

Saumya Bajpai is a third-year B.A. LL.B. student at Symbiosis Law School, Noida, passionate about using law to strengthen access to justice, protect the environment, and uphold human rights. During her internship at the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), she worked on the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, drafting reports and analysing compliance mechanisms to safeguard children’s rights. Selected as a UN Millennium Fellow, she aims to integrate legal literacy and environmental sustainability into community initiatives. After graduation, she aspires to work at the intersection of public interest litigation, environmental governance, and human rights to advance social equity and sustainable development.

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