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  1. Oct 21, 2022 · Ian Fry, Australian National University Professor and Tuvalu’s former ambassador for Climate Change for over 21 years, was appointed in May by the UN Human Rights Council, as the first...

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    Change in the Earth’s climate, and the ensuing adverse effects, have led to economic, social, cultural and environmental consequences and have negative implications, both direct and indirect, for the effective promotion and protection of human rights and the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. It is therefore essential...

    The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change established by the UN Human Rights Council at its 48th session in October 2021 (RES/48/14). Learn more about the mandate

    Elisa Morgera is a Professor of Global Environmental Law at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (UK) and Adjunct Professor in International and European Union Environmental Law at the University of Eastern Finland. Previously, she worked with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Italy and the United Nations Development Program...

  2. Mr. Ian Fry was the first Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change. He was appointed by the Human Rights Council at its 49th session in March 2022 and started his mandate on 1 May 2022.

  3. Jul 28, 2023 · In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, Ian Fry, reviews current efforts by Governments to include human rights considerations in climate change-related legislation and reflect them in constitutions.

  4. Oct 21, 2022 · IAN FRY, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, said his report was compiled in consultation with Governments, civil society...

  5. Apr 25, 2022 · Demonstrating the wide-ranging consequences of the climate crisis, the UN Human Rights Council has appointed the first-ever Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human...

  6. Oct 22, 2022 · The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the General Assembly the report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change,...