Republished from Democracy, Social Cohesion and Global Challenges Committee Gita Parihar: climate, a moral and ethical problem in terms of contributions and responsibilities Gita Parihar, Legal Officer of Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Delegate of the NGOs Working Group on Climate and Human Rights in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate … Continued

Republished from Health and Human Rights Journal Photo: Women and children on the arid plains at the feet of the Mogila mountains in Turkana, northern Kenya. (Credit: IRIN/Gwenn Dubourthoumieu) By Katharina Rall, Brooke Guven, and Joseph J. Amon As delegates converge on Paris in November for the UN Climate Change Conference, the urgency of the need to … Continued

Republished from Open Democracy Photo: Women and Children waiting for the water truck in Ethiopia near the border with Kenya. Unicef/Lemma/Flickr. Some rights reserved. By Katharina Rall This remote region in Kenya’s north-west is known as the cradle of humankind. But it is a case study in how climate change forces people off their land. … Continued

Originally published by ATD Fourth World We welcome the efforts of the international community to set a new agenda for the development of humanity and our planet. This unprecedented effort will have a tremendous impact on the lives of millions. The commitment to “leave no one behind” has been rightly emphasized in the documents regarding … Continued

Originally published by ATD Quart Monde Nous saluons les efforts de la communauté internationale pour établir un nouvel agenda pour le développement de l’humanité et de notre planète. Cet effort sans précédent aura un impact très important sur la vie de millions de personnes. L’engagement de « ne laisser personne derrière » a été mentionné … Continued