“It is our believe that a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment is integral to the full enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, including the rights to life, health, food, water and sanitation. Therefore a possible recognition of the right at a global level could have numerous important implications on our and future generations.”
The quote above is an extract from the intervention delivered this morning by Costa Rica jointly with Slovenia, Switzerland, Morocco and the Maldives to the Human Rights Council to report back on their consultations regarding the international recognition of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment and of their intent to continue this process to pave the way to the possible global recognition.Full statement by the core group:StatementCoreGroupHRE_towardsGlobalRecognition