UN warns environment threats 'greatest challenge to human rights of our era'
Speaking during the UN Human Rights Council meeting on Monday, Michelle Bachelet -- the UN rights chief -- has warned that "as these environmental threats intensify, they will constitute the single greatest challenge to human rights of our era."
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- Published Date: 11:53 | 13 September 2021
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"The interlinked crises of pollution, climate change and biodiversity act as threat multipliers, amplifying conflicts, tensions and structural inequalities, and forcing people into increasingly vulnerable situations," Michelle Bachelet told the UN Human Rights Council, warning that "as these environmental threats intensify, they will constitute the single greatest challenge to human rights of our era."