The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Mr Surya Deva, in his vision report to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/54/27) highlighted climate change as one of the major disruptors to realizing the right to development. He also underlined his priority to focus on the development aspirations of certain marginalized or vulnerable beneficiaries, including children, youth and future generations.

In 2024, he will present the following two thematic reports: (a) a report to the General Assembly on “Climate justice: Loss and damage”; and (b) a report to the Human Rights Council on “The right to development of children and future generations”. To inform these reports, the Special Rapporteur is inviting all non-state stakeholders for virtual consultations.

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Registration:

You can register to select the most convenient the date and time out of the following options:

• First option: 16 April 2024, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (CEST) 
• Second option: 8 May 2024, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (ICT) 
• Third option: 21 May 2024, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (EDT)

All consultations will be conducted online. A joining link will be emailed to the registered participants two days before their selected session. Please note that due to resource constraints, all consultations will be in English.

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For any inquiries or further information, please feel free to contact Ms Antoanela Pavlova and Mr Suparerk Wesarat at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva at antoanela.pavlova@un.org, suparerk.wesarat@un.org, or hrc-sr-development@un.org.