GENEVA, Aug 27, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - UN experts have written to oil firm Saudi Aramco and its financial backers challenging them on allegations that their activities are fuelling climate change-related negative impacts on human rights. A cache of correspondence was published Saturday on a United Nations human rights special procedures website, exactly two months after it was sent. The letters said UN experts had received information "concerning Saudi Aramco's business activities... which are adversely impacting the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change". "Therefore, through its historic emissions, it is alleged that Saudi Aramco has already significantly contributed to adverse climate change-related human rights impacts. "The company's current exploitation of fossil fuels and proposed business plans will continue to cause adverse climate change-related human rights impacts."

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha August 27, 2023 06:01 UTC