UAE delivers joint statement on climate change and human rights on behalf of 69 states at 56th session of Human Rights Council

GENEVA – The United Arab Emirates delivered a joint statement on behalf of more than 69 countries at the 56th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, focusing on the adverse impacts of climate change on human rights.

Khalifa Almazrouei, Counsellor at the UAE mission in Geneva, highlighted on behalf of these countries that the effects of climate change are undeniable and increasingly pervasive, significantly impacting all economic sectors.

Almazrouei stressed the importance of adopting an approach based on states’ obligations under international human rights law to address the…