Event Recording
Organizer
Background
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights) is the leading UN entity on human rights. We represent the world's commitment to the promotion and protection of the full range of human rights and freedoms set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
This roundtable discussion will facilitate an exchange of information about capacity building resources for the integration of human rights in climate action and seek to identify capacity-building priorities in this area. It will also serve as the vehicle for launch of new guidance on integrating human rights in nationally determined contributions.
Objectives
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Raise awareness of existing capacity-building tools related to human rights and climate change.
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Launch new guidance on integrating human rights in nationally determined contributions.
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Exchange ideas and identify capacity-building gaps related to human rights and climate change.
Structure & Speakers
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Time 15.50-16.50
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Segments & Speakers |
| 5 min |
Welcome and brief opening presentation including brief introduction of the “Blueprint on integrating Human Rights in NDCs”
by Benjamin Schachter, Environment Team Coordinator, (OHCHR)
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| 25 min |
Opening remarks
- Dr. Bernd-Markus Liss, Head of Section Climate Change and Climate Policy, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Francesca Mingrone, Staff Attorney for the Climate & Energy Program, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
- Dr. Moustapha Kamal Gueye, Global Coordinator of the Green Jobs Programme, International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Sameera Savarala, Climate Change Policy Specialist, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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| 25 min |
Moderated open roundtable discussion, including questions and interventions from the audience
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| 5 min |
Closing of event
by Benjamin Schachter, Environment Team Coordinator, (OHCHR)
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Key Outcomes
- We cannot have an economic transformation that will put pressures on economic systems and workers livelihoods and not have human rights, social, and economic policies that go hand in hand.
- Empowerment of marginalized people and groups and civil society is key, so we must continue to seek to strengthen capacity and empower these groups as agents of change and participate in constructive climate change process.
- NDCs are an opportunity for stakeholders to really be involved and engaged with governments which hasn’t been seen in the past. through increased stakeholder engagement and government capacity building we are seeing increases of indigenous human rights in NDCs, Gender, and youth, it’s a promising start and the result of hard work by grassroot organizations, communities, civil society, and the government building coalitions together.
