#1Planet1Right
In a landmark historical moment, the UN Human Rights Council has unanimously voted in favour of introducing a new human right: the universal right to a healthy environment. This fantastic success is the result more than a year of advocacy from the #1Planet1Right campaign,
Today in Geneva, the UN’s Human Rights Commission adopted the resolution of the universal right to a healthy environment and it’s on its way to the UN General Assembly. There were NO naysayers, it was a ringing endorsement. It was just as the pandemic was
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday called on States to take bold actions to give prompt and real effect to the right to a healthy environment, following a UN Human Rights Council’s landmark decision. The Human Rights Council today recognised
Over 100 000 citizens demand the UN to recognise a new human right – the right to a healthy planet
Citizens from around the world are demanding that the right to a clean, healthy environment is made a Universal Human Rights. Over 100 000 people have signed the petition. [1] Right now, as the United Nations General Assembly is taking place, the UN’s Human Rights Council is