Distinguished delegates and friends, Advancing the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and protecting and amplifying their voices, is an essential part of human rights work. In my missions earlier this year...

In the present report, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond, focuses on the impact of climate change on persons with albinism.

Francisco Vera, is 13 years old and he has been advocating for human rights and climate justice since he was 9 years old.

The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 41/21, in which the Council decided to hold a panel discussion on promoting and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities in the context of climate change during its forty-fourth session. The Council also requested the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to submit a summary report on the panel discussion to the Council at its forty-sixth session. The present report provides a summary of the panel discussion on human rights and climate change that was held on 8 July 2020.

Council Concludes Dialogue on the Adverse Impact of Climate Change on the Full Realisation of the Right to Food, Hearing that Businesses Should Be Accountable for Remediation, Equivalent to...

MORNING 3 July 2023 Council Discusses the Impact of Casualty Recording on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Hearing that Casualty Reporting is Important for Pursuing Accountability The...

Adverse impact of climate change on the full realization of the right to food Mr Vice President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates and co-panellists, We know that our environment is burning. It's...

GENEVA (27 JUNE 2023) – A UN expert today called for full legal protection for people displaced by the impacts of climate change in order to guarantee their human rights. “The effects of climate...

Thank you for the invitation to speak this evening about the important role Geneva plays as an international hub – a centre for a wide range of people working on humanitarian affairs and human rights...

In the present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 50/9, the Secretary-General examines the adverse impacts of climate change on the full realization of the right to food, as well as greenhouse gas emissions relating to food systems. The Secretary-General highlights examples of human rights-based adaptation and mitigation strategies and good practices and provides concrete recommendations, building on literature reviews, consultations with experts and submissions from Member States, national human rights institutions, international organizations and civil society organizations.