Event Info Session
Human Rights and the Environment: Meeting on Activities Related to 53rd Session of the Human Rights Council
25 May 2023
09:00–10:00
Venue: Palais des Nations, Room H-307-1 & Online | Webex
Organization: Geneva Environment Network
Ahead of the 53rd Regular Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC53), taking place in Geneva from 19 June to 14 July 2023, the Geneva Environment Network and its partners convening an information-sharing session on activities and events related to the environment taking place during this session.
About this Session
Environmental issues are present in various agenda items of each session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and their side events. Climate is the usual main environmental theme of the Council’s June session, with the Special Rapporteur’s annual Report to the HRC.
In order to develop more synergies among stakeholders and a better outreach on the environmental agenda of HRC53, 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 HRC53, such as in-person and online events, publications, or exhibitions, among others, and exchange on possible synergies. They fed the GEN page on HRC53 which will provide an updated calendar of these environment-related events. → Share information on your activity!
Speakers
By order of intervention.
Matthias PESCH
Program Officer, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Carla VEIGA-BEZERRA
Intern, Environment and Climate Change team, OHCHR
Frédérique BOURQUE
Human Rights Officer, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change)
Environment @ HRC53
The 53rd Regular Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC53) is taking place in Geneva and online from 19 June to 14 July 2023. This regularly-updated page highlights the environmental-related activities of this session.
Share Information on your Event @ HRC53
Information shared will be placed on our update “Environment @ 53rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council.”
Highlights
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