Why the UN General Assembly must back the right to a healthy environment

In late July, the UN General Assembly is expected to vote on a draft resolution recognizing the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.

Read the full article at:

https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2022/07/1123142

UN General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right

28 Jul 2022

With 161 votes in favour, and eight abstentions, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic resolution on Thursday, declaring access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, a universal human right.

Access to a healthy environment, declared a human right by UN Council

08 Oct 2021

The Human Rights Council recognised this Friday, for the first time, that having a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right.

UPDATING LIVE: UN General Assembly debates US embargo against Cuba

02 Nov 2023

The UN General Assembly is expected to vote on its annual resolution later on Thursday in New York which calls on the United States to end its economic and trade embargo against Cuba, first imposed in 1960.