Human Rights and the Environment: Meeting on Activities Related to HRC60

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Environmental issues are present in various agenda items of each session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and their side events.

Toxics and human rights are the usual main environmental theme of the Council’s September sessions, with the Special Rapporteur’s annual report to the HRC. The human rights to water and sanitation, the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the right to development are also environment-related issues presented by their respective United Nations Special Procedures in interactive dialogues with States, international organizations, human rights national institutions, and NGOs.

To develop more synergies among stakeholders and a better outreach on the environmental agenda of HRC60, including the activities taking place in parallel to the Council’s session, the Geneva Environment Network and its partners convened an information-sharing session. This event discussed and shared information on planned environment-related activities at and around HRC60, such as in-person and online events, publications, or exhibitions, among others, and exchange on possible synergies. They feed the GEN page on HRC60 which provides an updated calendar of these environment-related events.

More information: http://tiny.cc/GEN21Aug25

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

International Environment House I, Chemin des Anémones 11-13, Châtelaine-Geneva, Switzerland