Special Rapporteur on climate change to visit Vanuatu

GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, Elisa Morgera, will visit Vanuatu from 27 November to 5 December 2024.

Morgera will focus on the adverse effects of sudden and slow onset climate events on human rights, the scope and extent of international climate cooperation and their impacts on human rights, needs for international technical assistance and finance, the role of the business community, and the integration of gender and intersectional perspectives in climate policies and implementation.

The expert will travel to Port Vila and other parts of Efate island, as well as the islands of Pele, Nguna and Tanna, to meet communities affected by climate change. She will also meet Government officials and representatives from civil society.

Morgera will hold a press conference in Port Vila on 5 December at 2 pm local time at the UN Joint Presence Office at the Vanuatu Reserve Bank Building. Access is strictly limited to journalists.

The Special Rapporteur will present her report to the UN Human Rights Council in July 2025.

Ms. Elisa Morgera is the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change.

The Special Rapporteurs are part of what is known as the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. Special Procedures, the largest body of independent experts in the UN Human Rights system, is the general name of the Council's independent fact-finding and monitoring mechanisms that address either specific country situations or thematic issues in all parts of the world. Special Procedures' experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. They are independent from any government or organization and serve in their individual capacity.

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