CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Following the adoption of a resolution at the 48th session of the Human Rights Council (resolution 48/14), Ian Fry was appointed for a three-year term with the following mandate: Study and identify how the adverse effects of climate change, affect the full and effective enjoyment of human rights.

Detailed explanation-2: -Václav Bálek, President of the 17th cycle (2023) Ambassador Václav Bálek has been the Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva since August 2021. On 9 December 2022, Mr. Bálek was elected president of the Human Rights Council for 2023.

Detailed explanation-3: -Attachments. Today, 11 October, the UN General Assembly elected Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania, South Africa, Sudan and Viet Nam to the Human Rights Council (HRC) for the 2023-2025 term.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ian Fry as the world’s first independent expert on human rights and climate change. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has appointed Dr Ian Fry as the world’s first independent expert for human rights and climate change.

Detailed explanation-5: -OHCHR aims, in line with the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement on climate change, to promote a human rights-based approach to climate action. This requires that States take ambitious adaptation and mitigation measures that are inclusive and respectful of communities affected by climate change.