New UN report urges Europe to step-up action over triple environmental crisis
UN News, 05 Oct 2022
A new UN report presented on Wednesday to the Organization’s highest pan-European environmental policy body, covering 54 countries, is calling for greater action to tackle the triple environmental crisis roiling the planet.
Climate change heightens threats of violence against women and girls
UN News, 05 Oct 2022
Presenting a report to the General Assembly on its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls described climate change as “the most consequential threat multiplier for women and girls, with far-reaching impacts on new and existing forms of gendered inequities”.
Pakistan: To avert ‘second wave of death’, UN raises funding appeal to $816 million
UN News, 04 Oct 2022
Battling what the top UN aid official in Pakistan has warned is a “second wave of death and destruction”, following catastrophic flooding since June that left a third of the country submerged, UN humanitarians on Tuesday raised their funding request from $160 million to $816 million.
Congo Oil, Gas Lease Sale Threatens Rights and Climate Catastrophe
Human Rights Watch, 03 Oct 2022
On July 28, the Democratic Republic of Congo government began an auction for licensing rights to 27 oil and three methane gas blocks. It was the same day the United Nations recognized the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.
Americas: Governments in the region must take urgent measures to address inequality and discrimination
Amnesty International, 03 Oct 2022
In order to fight inequality and discrimination, governments in the Americas must adopt all measures necessary to ensure full enjoyment of economic, social, and cultural rights in the region, Amnesty International said today in an open letter to the heads of state who will attend the 52nd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS). In addition, they must guarantee protection for refugees and migrants who face high levels of violence and discrimination based on their gender, race, or nationality, among other factors.
Canada: Construction of pipeline on Indigenous territory endangers land defenders
Amnesty International, 03 Oct 2022
Wet’suwet’en land defenders in Canada are at risk of serious human rights violations as the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline has reportedly begun under the Wedzin Kwa (Morice River), said Amnesty International today.
