Country Profile: Papua New Guinea

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(This profile was last updated on 20th October 2017)

Country Profile Overview: Papua New Guinea

Ratification of Human Rights-related Instruments relevant in the context of climate change

…ratified the following human rights instruments with relevance in the context of climate:

  • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  • International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
  • Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
  • Convention on the Rights of the Child
  • International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
  • Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities

For more specific information and references regarding the human rights obligation of this country under international law, please visit             http://forestdefender.org/country/

Positions in the procedures of the UN Human Rights Council

…sponsored the following Human Rights Council’s resolution(s) on Human Rights and Climate Change:

  • HRC Resolution 10/4 (2009)

UPR Universal Periodic Review (see Part 2 of the country profile for any reference mentioned in this section);

… referred to climate change in its national report(s) to the UPR:    for the first UPR cycle; for the 2nd UPR cycle,

… accepted or noted a recommendation related to climate change during its review under the UPR;

… will participate in the UPR in Apr- May 2021, with a deadline for submission of information by civil society on 24.09.2020

Obligations, statements and reports in the context of UN Climate Negotiations

… has ratified the Paris Agreement which recognizes the need for parties to promote and respect human rights when taking climate action;

… emphasized the following principle(s) in its Nationally Determined Contributions submitted under the Paris Agreement: gender equality or the role of women, intergenerational equity, food security,

… mentioned human rights in written submission to the UNFCCC in relation to the following issues:   the need for Clean Development Mechanism projects to respect human rights (2013), the need for capacity building to support countries in implementing human rights-based actions (2016).

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