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June 19, 2023 Report

Bangladesh: Protect People Most At Risk During Monsoon Season

International Funding Needed to Ensure Climate Action is Inclusive of People with Disabilities, Older People

Mohammad Abdul Gani (right) from Biswanthpur, Sylhet, 75, described the temporary shelter where he stayed for 15 days as "another nightmare."
June 5, 2023 Dispatches

Role of Fossil Fuels Absent at Plastics Treaty Negotiations

Governments Need to Prioritize Human Rights, Reduce Plastic Production

Campaigners and waste pickers from around the world holding a sign reading, “plastic puts 218 million people at risk of more severe flooding,” outside the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, where the second round of plastics treaty negotiations took place, May 30, 2023.
May 29, 2023 Commentary

Australia’s Crackdown on Climate Activists

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May 18, 2023 News Release

Australia: Deliver on Human Rights Pledges

A Year in Office, More to be done on Climate, First Nations Justice, Refugees

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May 15, 2023 News Release

Plastics Treaty: Phase Out Fossil Fuels to End Pollution

Countries Should Commit to More Ambitious Actions at Second Negotiation

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May 8, 2023 Commentary

It’s Time to Combine the Fights for Climate Change and Reproductive Justice

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March 30, 2023 Dispatches

Swiss 'Senior Women' Take Government to Court over Climate Change

Failure to Reduce Emissions Threatens Human Rights

A group from the Senior Women for Climate Protection association hold banners outside the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
March 29, 2023 News Release

UN General Assembly Seeks World Court Ruling on Climate Change

Landmark Resolution Addresses Rights, Obligations

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March 20, 2023 Dispatches

UN Warns of Climate Collapse

Governments Should Phase Out Fossil Fuels

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February 15, 2023 Statement

Submission on the General Comment on Children’s Rights and the Environment with a Special Focus on Climate Change

February 2023

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November 28, 2022 News Release

Nepal: Dengue Surge Exposes Climate Risk

Government Should Confront Growing Threat of Tropical Diseases

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November 16, 2022 Dispatches

Governments Should Commit to Fossil Fuel Phase Out at COP27

Fossil Fuels Drive the Climate Crisis, Human Rights Harms

Community leaders from the Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice rally at COP27.
November 14, 2022 News Release

COP27: Governments Should Reject Weak Carbon Market Rules

Proposal Undermines Rights Protection, Climate Action

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November 10, 2022 Dispatches

Egypt Denies Entry to Activist at Climate Talks

Denial Comes in Wake of Pressure to Release Prominent Activist

Demonstrators participate in a silent protest at the COP27.
November 9, 2022 Commentary

Authoritarian Environmentalism

A Discussion of China Planet: Ecological Civilization and Global Climate Governance

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