Strike organizers 350.org said Friday’s rallies were the start of 5,800 protests across 163 countries. Photo: AFP 
Swedish teen Greta Thunberg has become the poster child for a new youth-led climate change protest movement. Photo: AFP 
The Fridays for Future movement has seen children lead the global debate on climate change. Photo: AFP 
Pacific Islanders marched in Sydney in one of the first protests in a global day of action on climate change. Photo: AFP 
Schoolchildren across India also took part in the marches. Photo: AFP 
Some four million people filled city streets around the world. Photo: AFP Children from Asia to Europe skipped school and took to the streets for the climate protest. Photo: AFP 
Protestors, like this one in Bangkok, are demanding urgent action to stop environmental disaster. Photo: AFP 
Children in Australia help kick off a historic global day of action seeing young people demand adults move faster to tackle climate change. Photo: AFP 
Thousands of climate protesters crowded in the centre of Hamburg. Photo: AFP
Some four million people including school children join a global strike led by teen activist Greta Thunberg to protest against the threat posed to the planet by rising temperatures. (Photos: AFP)