Bangladesh-led 'Human Rights and Climate Change' resolution has been adopted at the 59th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva by consensus, reports BSS.
"Millions of people, particularly from the developing countries, are bearing the severe brunt of cascading impacts caused by climate change. Their right to life, right to health, right to housing, right to social security, and right to development, among other rights, are seriously compromised," said the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh in Geneva.
The statement was made during the adoption of the resolution on Tuesday, according to a message received in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Bangladesh, on behalf of the core group, consisting of Bangladesh, the Philippines and Vietnam, led the negotiation of the resolution as the pen holder.
In his remarks, Ambassador Tareq also pointed out that the resolution reflects the existing significant gaps between the growing need and available funds for urgent global climate action.
The focus of this resolution has been climate finance and its implementation. The resolution sheds light on the loopholes of existing mechanisms of global climate funds and proposes possible way forward. Particularly, it advocates for simplifying procedures to access various climate funds by the developing countries.
Most importantly, the resolution appeals to the member states and the international community, with the developed countries taking the lead, to embark on actionable pathways to provide new, additional, quality, predictable, flexible, and grants-based climate funding to the developing countries.
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