Global: Delay to establishing the board of a fund for people harmed by global warming threatens to undermine human rights

By Amnesty International

Amnesty International is urging the rapid operationalization and capitalization of the international Loss and Damage Fund meant to remedy the harms faced by communities most severely affected by climate change, after higher-income states which are primarily responsible for causing the climate crisis missed a deadline to nominate their representatives to its board. Following the hottest […] The post Global: Delay to establishing the board of a fund for people harmed by global warming threatens to undermine human rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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