GENEVA (2 November 2022) – It is no exaggeration to say that our right to life is being threatened by insufficient action in the face of the climate emergency, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...

NEW YORK (31 October 2022) – There can be no meaningful solution to the global climate and ecological crisis without addressing systemic racism, and particularly the historic and contemporary racial...

NEW YORK (21 October 2022) – Human-induced climate change is the largest, most pervasive threat to the natural environment and societies the world has ever experienced, and the poorest countries are...

NEW YORK (19 October 2022) – Climate change is an increasingly potent driver of migration that compels millions of people to leave their homes every year and requires decisive actions by States, the...

GENEVA (7 October 2022) - Egypt must ensure the safety and full participation of all parts of civil society at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP27) in...

NEW YORK (5 October 2022) – Climate change and environmental degradation are escalating the risk and prevalence of violence against women and girls across the world, a UN expert warned. “Climate...

Distinguished Vice President, Excellencies, Colleagues and friends, It is a pleasure to join you today at this pioneering panel discussion on climate change actions and the right to work. The COVID-19...

GENEVA (23 September 2022) – In a ground-breaking decision, the U.N. Human Rights Committee has found that Australia’s failure to adequately protect indigenous Torres Islanders against adverse impacts...

DHAKA/GENEVA (15 September 2022) – Bangladesh should not have to carry the burden of climate change alone, a UN expert said today, calling for an international fund to help the South Asian country to...