New UN guidance affirms children's right to a clean, healthy environment

By UN News

Aug 28, 2023 10:04 am

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued new guidance on Monday that calls for governments to take action to protect boys and girls in the face of the deepening climate crisis.

The so-called General Comment No. 26 marks the first time the Committee has affirmed children's right to live in a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.

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The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued new guidance on Monday that calls for governments to take action to protect boys and girls in the face of the deepening climate crisis.

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