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Pay attention: after UN #HumanRights Council recognized with overwhelming majority right to clean, healthy and sustainable environment, #HRC48 is now focusing on next resolution: establishment of a UN Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights & #ClimateChange...
Proceedings in 🧵below
Proceedings in 🧵below
🇲🇭Marshall Islands: introduce the proposal for a new Special Rapporteur on behalf of core group supporting proposal (🇫🇯🇧🇸🇸🇩🇵🇾🇵🇦🇪🇺) and additional 27 co-sponsors: scale of climate harms on require stronger international response
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🇬🇧UNITED KINGDOM: full support, links with #COP26, need for focus on discriminatory impacts & work in coordination with @SRenvironment
🇺🇿UZBEKISTAN: support for mandate from land locked perspective
🇳🇦NAMIBIA: creation of mandate long overdue. welcome future recommendations
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🇺🇿UZBEKISTAN: support for mandate from land locked perspective
🇳🇦NAMIBIA: creation of mandate long overdue. welcome future recommendations
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📌#HRC48 now considering adoption of important resolution on the human rights of indigenous peoples
Next item will be consideration of historic HRC resolution recognizing the right to a #HealthyEnvironment4All
Tune in now to follow live: ▶️media.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k…
Next item will be consideration of historic HRC resolution recognizing the right to a #HealthyEnvironment4All
Tune in now to follow live: ▶️media.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k…
Draft resolution is introduced by @CataDevandas on behalf of 🇨🇷🇲🇻🇲🇦🇸🇮🇨🇭, resolution is sponsored by 4⃣6⃣ States. Describes benefits expected and the massive support behind this proposal: #TheTimeIsNow
Indicates amendments made to draft text to secure broadest consensus...
Indicates amendments made to draft text to secure broadest consensus...
Brazilian amendments withdrawn: these amendments sought to strengthen references to principles of international environmental law in a truncated manner.
Oral amendment expected to address this in a more balanced manner
Hoping for 🇧🇷support for resolution as a result...
Oral amendment expected to address this in a more balanced manner
Hoping for 🇧🇷support for resolution as a result...
ℹ️Short explanation on process & stakes for universal recognition by 🇺🇳UN #HumanRights Council Session #HRC48 of right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll
After more than 18 months of consultations, the resolution will be put forward tomorrow by 🇨🇷🇲🇻🇲🇦🇸🇮🇨🇭 (👏for leadership)
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After more than 18 months of consultations, the resolution will be put forward tomorrow by 🇨🇷🇲🇻🇲🇦🇸🇮🇨🇭 (👏for leadership)
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Recognizing the right to a safe, clean, healthy & sustainable environment wld enable not only tackling the ecological crises upon us but also promoting enviro justice.
We know the benefits of such a recognition: it has been documented at the national level across the world.
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We know the benefits of such a recognition: it has been documented at the national level across the world.
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First on rationale: universal recognition of this right wld enable UN Human Rights framework to reflect state of law in vast majority of nations & regional frameworks. Currently UN lags behind, failing to mobilize political focus & resources as needed
The recognition wld help
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The recognition wld help
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1. Following #HRC48 vote in Geneva on #Yemen, as have done for years, and disbelieving that in 2021, there's a worry states will quash only int'l investigation into rights abuses due to pressure from parties, as war continues. #SupportUNGEE
Watch here: media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k…
Watch here: media.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k…
2. Netherlands introduces resolution to renew mandate of UN Yemen investigation (UNGEE) for two years. Reminds that UNGEE created by consensus in 2017. Efforts to quash UNGEE came only after first report on warring parties' rights violations.
3. Netherlands also reminds that UNGEE is complementary to the Yemeni National Commission, not in competition with the group, and that the resolution includes a call for support to the Yemeni National Commission.
[Thread] 1/ There is currently a #disinformation campaign attacking the human rights organization @ALQST_ORG - most accusing it of 'attacking' Saudi and being a Muslim Brotherhood entity.The campaign would suggest it was state-backed, and involves dozens of fake accounts. Read on
2/ ALQST is a human rights org focused on Saudi. Some will remember that Alaa Al Siddiq was a member. Sadly Alaa died in a car crash recently in the UK. The context of the attack is ALQST discussing HR in Saudi and sharing a panel and with Amnesty International at #HRC48
3/ Curious about this network, approximately 50 Twitter accounts, almost all featuring profile pictures of attractive young women, are spreading a collection of tweets and infographics condemning ALQST. I collected some of them below to give you an idea. #disinformation >
