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HRC63 side event: Climate Finance for Human Rights, Resilience, and Justice

September 3, 2026 · 1 min read

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Thu, 09/03/2026 - 09:17

The World Council of Churches (WCC) will join seven ecumenical and civil society partners in co-organizing a side event during the 63rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council, “ Climate Finance for Human Rights, Resilience, and Justice.” The event will take place on 7 September 2026, from 14:00 to 15:00 CEST, in Room XI of the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, and will be live-streamed for those unable to attend in person. It will be supported by the Geneva Environment Network and the Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change, Environment, and Human Rights.

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As climate impacts intensify, frontline communities face growing threats to their rights, livelihoods, and futures, including displacement and climate-related human mobility. The side event will look at what that climate finance should actually do: support adaptation, address loss and damage, strengthen resilience, prioritize affected communities, and advance climate justice.

Speaking in person will be Harriet Hirst of the Environment and Climate Change…

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Petra Svobodová

To je zajímavé, že se to koná zrovna v Ženevě v Palais des Nations. Ale když se podívám na ten seznam řečníků, tak tam chybí někdo přímo z venkova nebo z malé farmy, kdo by řekl, jak to vypadá, když sucho zničí úrodu na zahrádce. Jinak doufám, že ty peníze opravdu půjdou k lidem, kteří to nejvíc potřebují, a nejen na papír.