COP 25 – Another Missed Opportunity?
Once again, despite negotiations lasting 16 days at the UN’s recently concluded COP25 climate summit in Madrid, and despite urging from the United Nations and civil society groups to address…
Human Rights Council Concludes 42nd Session
The 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council concluded on Sep 27th with the adoption of 37 resolutions and a presidential statement on the climate emergency. The resolutions included…
ERI Statements at 42nd Human Rights Council Session
ERI made several statements at the recent session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. A Statement was delivered relating to indigenous issues in Peru which highlighted the impacts…
Latest IPCC Report Urges Immediate Drastic Changes to Land Management
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a special report on “Climate Change and Land”. The report is a result of 2 years study by a team of…
ERI Active During 41st Human Rights Council Session
ERI delivered a series of statements during the recently concluded Human Rights Council (HRC) session in Geneva. These included :-– a statement regarding access to education in India as part…
Commitment to Sustainable Development Goals Faltering
A UN report issued prior to the recent High Level Political Forum (HLPF) meeting in New York has expressed concern at the lack of progress towards implementing the Sustainable Development…
GLOBAL WARMING IMPACTS ACCELERATING – WMO
The annual report on the state of the world’s climate issued by the World Meteorological Organisation warns that record greenhouse gas levels are driving temperatures to increasingly dangerous levels. Despite…
ERI Training Program – A Journey of Being Sensitised and Empowered
“A right is not a special privilege of the fortunate but it is ingrained in the soul of every institution and in the dignity and worth of every person”. This…
Time is Running Out to Address Climate Change – IPCC
It is it is still possible to keep global temperature from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial values and limit the devastating impacts of climate change, However, this…
Towards an International Treaty on Business and Human Rights
Rapid globalisation over recent decades has brought increased economic prosperity, but has led to greater marginalisation of many. Driven by profit maximisation in increasingly competitive markets, and without adequate regulatory…