Mandate of Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change

A/HRC/RES/57/31View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A document of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2024.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 20	Human rights	433

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 20	Human rights	433	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Climate Change Human Rights Special Rapporteurs

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13 operative paragraphs

Emphasizes that, while taking steps to respond to climate change, States must ensure that they meet their obligations under international human rights law;

Welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change;²

²A/HRC/50/39, A/HRC/53/34, A/HRC/56/46, A/77/226 and A/78/255.

Decides to extend for a period of three years the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change under the same terms as provided for by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 48/14, including paragraph 2, subparagraphs (a) to (m);

Requests the Special Rapporteur to report annually on the implementation of the mandate to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly in accordance with their programmes of work;

Also requests the Special Rapporteur also to hold, on an annual basis, consultations on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, in accordance with the present resolution, Council resolution 48/14 and previous Council resolutions on human rights and climate change, with all relevant stakeholders, particularly those most acutely affected by the adverse impacts of climate change, as well as States, academia, business enterprises and environmental and other human rights defenders, as reflected in the present resolution as appropriate;

Further requests the Special Rapporteur to continue to give due consideration to:

The need to scale up global action and support in addressing climate change, including in averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change;

All the principles of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including the principle of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, in the light of different national circumstances and in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty, all in pursuit of the objectives of the Convention and the Paris Agreement;

Welcomes the close coordination established between the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change and other United Nations mechanisms and procedures in the field of human rights, including the treaty bodies, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and other special procedure mandate holders, inter alia the Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation and the Special Rapporteur on the right to development, and encourages the Special Rapporteur to continue efforts in that regard;

Calls upon all States and all stakeholders to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change in the performance of the mandate, including by providing all necessary information requested in the Special Rapporteur’s communications, to react promptly to the Special Rapporteur’s urgent appeals, to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the Special Rapporteur’s requests for country visits and to consider implementing the recommendations in reports submitted under the mandate;

Encourages all relevant stakeholders, including United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, human rights mechanisms, national human rights institutions, national mechanisms for implementation, reporting and follow-up, national independent monitoring frameworks, civil society, the private sector, donors and development agencies to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur to enable the mandate holder to fulfil the mandate;

Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide the Special Rapporteur with all the human, technical and financial resources necessary for the effective fulfilment of the mandate;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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