Contributing to a policy dialogue on the international recognition of the human right to a healthy environment

Hub Director Elisa Morgera was invited to a policy dialogue on the international recognition of the human right to healthy environment, and its meaning for States, rights-holders and for nature

The dialogue was hosted by the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the UN in Geneva in cooperation with the Universal Rights Group, ahead of the 2022 high-level retreat Glion Human Rights Dialogue, which brings together states, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the wider UN and NGOs to assess how to overcome key challenges by strengthening the UN human rights system. 

Prof Morgera recommended four areas for immediate action to make the human right to a healthy environment a reality:

Prof Morgera also mentioned the Hub’s partnership with FAO and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights as an example of UN coordination to support the human right to a healthy environment of small-scale fishers; and the role of UN Country Teams in supporting environmental human rights defenders, including ocean defenders.


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