UN Human Rights Council takes on climate crisisIn this file photo taken on August 18, 2020 a horse runs by a stall as flames from the Hennessey approach a property in the Spanish Flat area of Napa, California. GENEVA, Switzerland — The UN Human Rights Council plunged into the climate crisis on Friday, recognizing the right to a clean environment and creating a special rapporteur on protecting rights threatened by climate change. It also agreed to appoint an expert on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change. The expert, with a three-year mandate, will have to report annually to the Human Rights Council and to the UN General Assembly in New York. "The UN human rights system can and should be in a position to provide its contribution on such a critical topic at such a critical juncture."

Source: Philippine Star October 08, 2021 16:07 UTC