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      • Ian Fry, who is of Australian and Tuvalu heritage, teaches environmental policy at the Australian National University in Canberra. As UN Special Rapporteur, he will be tasked with studying how climate change affects the full enjoyment of human rights, and recommend ways to prevent these effects.
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  2. At its 49th session in March 2022, the Human Rights Council appointed Mr. Ian Fry as the first Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change. The Special Rapporteur is tasked to carry out, among others:

  3. 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.

  4. Associate Professor Ian Fry is an international environmental law and human rights policy expert. He is dual citizen of Australia and Tuvalu and worked for the Tuvalu government for over 21 years and was appointed as their Ambassador for Climate Change and Environment 2015-2019.

  5. 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 Special...

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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...

  6. Apr 1, 2022 · Geneva, CH — Today, as part of its 49th session, the United Nations Human Rights Council appointed Dr. Ian Fry for the newly established position of UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change.

  7. Apr 25, 2022 · Ian Fry, who is of Australian and Tuvalu heritage, teaches environmental policy at the Australian National University in Canberra. As UN Special Rapporteur, he will be tasked with...