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Sébastien Duyck 🌍⚖️

8 Oct, 9 tweets, 4 min read

Pay attention: after UN #HumanRights Council recognized with overwhelming majority right to clean, healthy and sustainable environment, #HRC48 is now focusing on next resolution: establishment of a UN Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights & #ClimateChange...
Proceedings in 🧵below

🇲🇭Marshall Islands: introduce the proposal for a new Special Rapporteur on behalf of core group supporting proposal (🇫🇯🇧🇸🇸🇩🇵🇾🇵🇦🇪🇺) and additional 27 co-sponsors: scale of climate harms on require stronger international response
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@SRenvironment

🇬🇧UNITED KINGDOM: full support, links with #COP26, need for focus on discriminatory impacts & work in coordination with @SRenvironment
🇺🇿UZBEKISTAN: support for mandate from land locked perspective
🇳🇦NAMIBIA: creation of mandate long overdue. welcome future recommendations
...

🇪🇺EUROPEAN UNION: UN Human Rights system should be in position to addressing this issue at this critical juncture, #HumanRights & #ClimateAction mutually reinforcing
🇺🇾URUGUAY: stresses key rationales for establishment of mandate (played a strong role in negotiations!)
...

🇮🇳INDIA: while recognizing human rights harms caused by climate change, indicates preference for climate issues to be dealt with under UNFCCC/Paris Agreement, will not support
🇵🇭PHILIPPINES (also on behalf of 🇧🇩🇻🇳): wld have wanted more focus on MOIs and L&D
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🇧🇸BAHAMAS: time is running out to address climate change, calling on other HRC Member States to support
🇸🇩SUDAN: joining other missions to stress need for this new mandate
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🇷🇺RUSSIA: reiterating "Russian Approach"= fragmented governance, UN agencies interpreting mandates narrowly. Calls for vote. Russia to vote NO.
🇵🇰PAKISTAN: calls for 360* view of climate, incl. dvpmental aspect/CBDR, suggest in future to turn UNSR into a WG, will support RES.
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🇯🇵JAPAN: concerns about institutional overlaps, will abstain
🇰🇷REP.KOREA: announcing vote in favour
🇨🇳CHINA: discusses domestic commitment but indicates abstention
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Massive support from across regions for the appointment of a new UN Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights & Climate Change

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📌#HRC48 now considering adoption of important resolution on the human rights of indigenous peoples
Next item will be consideration of historic HRC resolution recognizing the right to a #HealthyEnvironment4All
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Draft resolution is introduced by @CataDevandas on behalf of 🇨🇷🇲🇻🇲🇦🇸🇮🇨🇭, resolution is sponsored by 4⃣6⃣ States. Describes benefits expected and the massive support behind this proposal: #TheTimeIsNow
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ℹ️Short explanation on process & stakes for universal recognition by 🇺🇳UN #HumanRights Council Session #HRC48 of right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll
After more than 18 months of consultations, the resolution will be put forward tomorrow by 🇨🇷🇲🇻🇲🇦🇸🇮🇨🇭 (👏for leadership)
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Recognizing the right to a safe, clean, healthy & sustainable environment wld enable not only tackling the ecological crises upon us but also promoting enviro justice.
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First on rationale: universal recognition of this right wld enable UN Human Rights framework to reflect state of law in vast majority of nations & regional frameworks. Currently UN lags behind, failing to mobilize political focus & resources as needed
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This paves way for continuation of OHCHR & Council’s work on climate - but this fails to constitute a step change in Council’s response to climate crisis
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2/ All #HumanRights institutions recognize that climate crisis poses systematic threat to enjoyment of human rights. UN Human Rights Council has adopted 11 resolutions on the issue. Yet these do too little to orchestrate proper response matching the scale & urgency of the crisis

3/ The resolution, tabled by Bangladesh, Philippines & Viet Nam, was adopted today after all hostile amendments put forward by Russia were rejected. ALL other states voted in favour of the resolution demonstrating that consensus remains (Russia only abstained but did not oppose)

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2/ Virtual set up cld have been opportunity for inclusive process, yet many decisions prevent participation:
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🤐no modalities for effective input in negotiations
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❌ concerns of those representing most vulnerable are ignored
🚓civil society space is shrinking globally & environmental leaders are under threats
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