The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment
| HRC/RES/48/13 | |
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| UN Human Rights Council | |
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| Citation | A/HRC/RES/48/13 |
| Enacted by | UN Human Rights Council |
| Enacted | 8 October 2021 |
HRC/RES/48/13ː The human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a resolution by the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), that recognizes a healthy environment as a human right.[1] It was adopted at the 48th session of the HRC, marking the first time that the HRC recognized a human right in a resolution.[2][3] The draft resolution was put forward by the core group comprising Costa Rica (Penholder), Morocco, Slovenia, Switzerland and the Maldives.[4] The vote passed with 43 votes in favor, 0 votes against, and 4 abstentions (China, India, Japan and the Russian Federation).[1]
UN General Assembly
The resolution in itself is not legally binding, but it "invites the United Nations General Assembly to consider the matter" (the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment).[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "A/HRC/RES/48/13 - E - A/HRC/RES/48/13 -Desktop". undocs.org. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ Coplan, Karl S. (2021). Climate Change Law: An Introduction. Cheltenham, United Kingdom : Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 162. ISBN 978-1839101298.
- ^ "UNHRC Resolution recognising a Human Right to a Healthy Environment – GNHRE". Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ "Access to a healthy environment, declared a human right by UN rights council". UN News. 2021-10-08. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
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