WHRCF NEWSLETTER - SEPTEMBER |
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The 12th World Human Rights Cities Forum is about only 10days away now. Held offline for the first time in two year, the Forum will become a place for international organizations, local government officials, human rights organizations and citizens to discuss the crisis and find ways to deal with it together.
To this end, various stakeholders from all over the world are invited to the Forum to meet the theme of "Climate Crisis and Human Rights". We would like to share the messages sent by some of invitees. |
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Ian Fry
Special Rapporteur on climate change, UN
"I recently visited Bangladesh and was astounded by the large number of people migrating from rural areas to the city because of the impacts of climate change. Increasingly, rural people are suffering more severe droughts, floods, storm surges and saline intrusion making their lives very difficult. Many have little choice but to move to the cities where they are often finding themselves in very difficult circumstances. Women and people with disabilities are particularly vulnerable in these situations. This is a common problem throughout the world. Climate change is forcing people to move to cities in the hope that their circumstances can improve.
As Special Rapporteur, I am currently focussing my work on the impacts of climate change, the loss and damage that the results from these impacts and the resultant displacement of people and how this is affecting their basic human rights. This displacement of people due to climate change creates enormous challenges for local and regional governments. I am looking forward to attending the Forum in Gwangju to explore ways of addressing some of these issues." |
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Special Interview 📩
Lee Nagyung
Activist, Youth Climate Emergency Action |
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"When thinking of the climate crisis, there will be many people who are in despair. They say that we have 10 years left before the average global temperature rises by 1.5 degrees. So will we all die in 2030? But even after that, life goes on. We desperately need a safety net to protect us from typhoons, heat waves and wildfires. There is a saying “the climate will deteriorate, but society will not collapse”. As I said before, I think it is really important to believe that a different world is possible and that citizens can make that change. I hope that through the World Human Rights Cities Forum we can imagine and make a different world a reality." |
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We are inviting you to The 12th World Human Rights Cities Forum |
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Theme: Climate Crisis and Human Rights
Date: Oct. 10th. - 13th 2022
Venue: KDJ Center, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
#WHRCF #CrimateCrisis #HumanRIghts #StandUp4HumanRights #Cities4Rights |
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