This past fall, the United Nations Human Rights Council declared a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment to be a human right. (The US does not currently have a seat on the Council, and China, India, Japan and the Russian Federation all abstained from the vote.) Moreover, through a second Council resolution, the post of Special Rapporteur was created to promote human rights in the context of climate change. While hailed as groundbreaking by numerous environmental advocates, what concrete results can we expect from these resolutions? With the world running out of time to curb the effects of extreme climate change, can the United Nations’ assertion of humanity’s right to a healthy environment and stable climate push the world’s nations to take serious action?
In this interview, TRNN contributor David Kattenburg examines these UN resolutions and what they do and don’t mean for humanity’s fight against climate catastrophe with Todd Howland and Saher Rashid Baig. Todd Howland, who helped draft the two UN resolutions, is chief of the Development, Economic and Social Issues Branch of the United Nations’ Human Rights Office. Saher Rashid Baig is a youth, environmental, and human rights advocate based in Karachi, Pakistan, who is engaged with the Climate Change Virtual Conference of Youth and with YOUNGO, a global network of young activists seeking to empower youth voices in shaping global climate policies.
Read the transcript of this interview: https://therealnews.com/un-declares-healthy-environment-a-human-right-now-what
Pre-Production: David Kattenburg
Studio/Post Production: Cameron Granadino
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human rights ativists who live in ountrys were there is no human rights what a facking joke
It’s about the same as you or me declaring it, because the United States and other governments don’t listen to the UN (unless the UN supports something the United States oligarchs desire).
US response: "Whatever".
another bogus imaginary law right value what-have-you…. That too so late. When was the Kyoto Climate Agreement? 27 Years late. Pathetic populism while facing Mass Extinction. Trust a pathetic United Nations of Economics to come up with such bullshit, Lap it Up Real News Mud!
Dubai over there trying to create rain and China over there trying to create the sun in America trying to create a trash bin out of the environment
Not much. As with the UN declaration on nuclear weapons.
UN is symbolic bs
How can we keep the positions from being bought sold, pimped out. & black maled (not to be racist & sexist)
This interview has inspired me to final do a podcast so much I wanna say on this💙
Doesn't matter what the u.n says they don't pay your bills or live in your house
It's obvious "climate change" is the next big psyop after COVID to strip us of more civil liberties. If you want to protect the earth and humanity, scrutinize banking families/central banks and their evil agendas.
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NOT CLIMAT CHANGE , ITS CHANGING THE ENVIRONMENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE GOVTS ARE KILLING THE OCEANS AND LAND ANIMALS , TREES , HUMANS BY SPRAYING ALL THESE HEAVY METALS
The UN is part of "The Old Guard". Global groups like these need to be ignored and defunded.
What consequence is there for all the governments that dont provide the right to clean food, water and air?
How does this UN square their depopulation agenda with these statements? I think it's just talk .
SO , ARE THEY GOING TO QUIT SPRAYING US AND THE ENVIROMENT WITH CHEMTRAILS ???????????????????
If this were really just about the environment we would be pushing strongly for nuclear energy. But the fact of the matter is. The global elite want to destroy civilization and create a new one where they are exempt from these laws and attain complete control
Thanks YouTube workers for shows like this!!!
THERE IS NO SUCH THING.