Country Profile: Marshall Islands
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(This profile was last updated on 20th October 2017)
Country Profile Overview: Marshall Islands
… has signed the Geneva Pledge for Human Rights in Climate Action;
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:
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities
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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 7/23 (2008)
- HRC Resolution 10/4 (2009)
- HRC resolution 32/33 (2016)
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 to the UPR in Apr- May 2020, with a deadline for submission of information by civil society on 19.09.2019
Climate change as an issue raised during the review of the country by UN Human Rights institutions (see Part 2 of the country profile for any reference mentioned in this section):
… was the subject of additional recommendations and information in a country-specific report by the following UN Special Procedures: Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights 2012 (see Part 2 of the country profile);
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
… referred to climate change in a national report to the committee;
… was asked by the committee to provide additional information on human rights protection in the context of climate change; ,with a pre-session for the committee to consider preliminary information scheduled in 19.02.2018
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
… referred to climate change in a national report to the committee;
… was asked by the committee to provide additional information on human rights protection in the context of climate change;
…will be review by the Committee in 15.01.2018
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: human rights (see Part 2 of the country profile), public participation in the implementation of the NDC, 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),
… supported publicly the inclusion of a reference to human rights in the text of the Paris Agreement;