From most vulnerable to most valuable: placing children’s rights at the heart of climate action

From most vulnerable to most valuable: placing children’s rights at the heart of climate action

Organizers: UNICEF, OHCHR, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, IPCC, UNEP, CERI coalition, with the support of COP28 Presidency and Youth Climate Champion.

 

For the first time, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has explicitly affirmed children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment in the now published General Comment No. 26. This event will present the latest evidence and data on how climate change disproportionately affects children, as well as new and significant guidance from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on how States can respect, promote and consider child rights in climate action. 

TWO-WEEK SCHEDULE

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30 Nov

OPENING DAY

The 28th session of the Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC (COP28), hosted by the UAE, opens at Expo City, Dubai on 30 November 2023.
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1 Dec
2 Dec

WORLD CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT

The World Climate Action Summit convenes heads of state and government, alongside leaders from civil society, business, youth, Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, frontline communities, science, and other sectors to discuss concrete actions and plans aimed at scaling climate action. The summit serves as an important platform for major announcements and is intended to provide momentum and guidance to the remainder of the COP.
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3 Dec

HEALTH / RELIEF, RECOVERY, AND PEACE

These two themes - new for COPs - aim to boost policies and investment that protect lives and livelihoods and support community resilience and stability.
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