Updates
Climate Change and Human Rights: The Contributions of National Human Rights Institutions (December 2020)
Originally published by the Center for International Environmental Law The climate change crisis poses a threat to human rights around the world. National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) can play a critical role in responding...
Ministers of the Pacific Islands Forum Join the Growing Chorus Calling for a New UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change (October 2020)
Originally published by the Center for International Environmental Law October 16, 2020 Geneva — Faced with the increased human rights threats caused by climate change across the region, The Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the...
Why land rights for indigenous people could prevent future pandemics (September 2020)
Originally published by RFI Failure to protect the land rights of indigenous peoples around the world is accelerating a devastating loss of biodiversity that risks causing future pandemics, new research has revealed. A study...
Civil society calls on the Human Rights Council to recognize the right to a #HealthyEnvironment4All (September 2020)
Originally published by AIDA 15 September 2020 More than 850 civil society organizations, indigenous peoples’ groups, social movements and local communities are calling on the United Nations Human Rights Council to recognize the universal...
The Growing Climate Rights Movement (October 2016)
Originally appeared on Huffington Post and Center for International Environmental Law By Alyssa Johl As the international community prepares for the Paris Climate Agreement to take effect on November 4, there are many reasons to...
UN Human Rights Council declares climate a priority (July 13, 2016)
Originally published by Climate Home By Sebastien Duycks At the beginning of this month, the Human Rights Council adopted by consensus a new resolution on Human Rights and Climate Change, emphasising the links between...
Side Event: “Sustainable Development, Climate Change and the Right to Health” (May 23, 2016)
On May 23, members of OHCHR, UNEP, UNICEF, and CIEL held a panel discussion on the importance of rights-based climate action:
Dispatches: Protecting the Climate, Protecting Human Rights (May 16, 2016)
Originally published by Human Rights Watch. By Katharina Rall Policymakers are converging on Bonn, Germany this week to hammer out details so countries can begin implementing the Paris climate agreement. As they work, they...
Side Event: Human Rights in the Paris Agreement– Translating Words Into Action (May 21, 2016)
UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference (Bonn, Germany) 21 May 2016 11:30 –13:00 WCCB, Room Berlin
“Your Promise, Our Future”: Why Signing the Paris Climate Agreement Matters for Children (April 22, 2015)
Republished from UNICEF Photo: Students make their way to school after heavy floods in Bogra, Bangladesh. Photo: Unicef/2014/Paul By Joni Pegram Today, world leaders will gather in New York to sign the Paris Climate Agreement,...
Signing the Climate Change Deal is Just the Beginning (April 19, 2016)
Originally published in Foreign Policy in Focus. By: Katharina Rall The signing ceremony at the United Nations this week for the climate deal brokered in Paris last year will be a moment of truth....
Interfaith Climate Change Statement to World Leaders (April 18, 2016)
Republished from the Interfaith Climate Change Statement Photo: The Interfaith Climate Change Statement to World Leaders was officially handed over to H.E. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the UN General Assembly at the UN Church...
Has the World Really Changed? (December 30, 2015)
Republished from Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law, and Development Several governments have been arguing that we are living in a different world where historical inequalities between countries are disappearing. They suggest that the...
COP21: Human Rights AND Gender Equality (December 29, 2015)
Republished from WeDo For years now, WEDO has engaged in the climate negotiations to ensure that women’s voices, and women’s rights are at the center of climate policy. We have made much progress in...
COP 21 : Réaction d’ATD Quart Monde à L’accord Sur Le Climat (December 24, 2015)
Originally published by ATD Quart Monde Une prise de conscience universelle sans précédent, mais la vigilance s’impose sur le sort des plus vulnérables L’accord climat conclu à la COP21 marque un pas important dans...
An Important, but Imperfect, Agreement by an Unprecedented Coalition (December 18, 2016)
Republished from US News By Joseph Amon The climate change agreement negotiated last week in Paris is an important milestone. It’s not perfect, and it doesn’t automatically put us on a path to success....
Programme of Events for COP21’s International Human Rights Day (December 10, 2015)
10:00-10:30 Press conference (Le Bourget, Hall 5, Press Room 2) Hosted by Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights 11:00-12:30 Side event: Fight climate change, eradicate poverty and ensure access to rights—The...
Climate, A Moral and Ethical Issue (Council of Europe Round Table) (September 29, 2015)
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...
COP21: The Impact of Climate Change on the World’s Marginalized Populations: Turkana County, Kenya (October 27, 2015)
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...
In Turkana, the Stakes are High (October 22, 2015)
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...