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cause significant harm to the climate, in general, and to the victims of climate
change impacts, in particular, who are unjustly bearing the brunt of the
harm even though they have least benefited from or contributed to it. The
Commission hopes that this movement will gain maximum global traction
and inspire more investors to use their economic power to support climate
action.
4. To the United Nations
The United Nations offers a special platform for bringing together world leaders
and uniting governments. The Commission recognizes the unique position of the
United Nations for shepherding global resources towards the full implementation of
the Paris Agreement.
The Commission is encouraged by the United Nations dynamism in promoting a
safe climate and healthy ecology, with special reference to human rights. Climate
change must be integrated, indeed, in the monitoring of the full implementation
of “existing recommendations of the treaty bodies, the Universal Periodic Review,
the special procedures mandate holders and the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights.” 538
As countries put forward their NDCs with more ambitious targets, it would be
judicious for the United Nations to also report on State compliance with human
rights obligations relating to climate change.
The Commission also lauds the addition of “another focal point on climate change
and human rights to the UNFCCC to ensure a rights-based approach to negotiating,
implementing and monitoring actions pursuant to the Paris Agreement.”539
The Paris Agreement emphasizes global inclusivity and the need to provide financial,
technical, and climate-related capacity-building support to developing countries.
The United Nations can act as a catalyst in encouraging developed States to lend
technical assistance and financial resources to countries most in need of climate
mitigation and adaptation. This includes compensation for loss and damage arising
from the impacts of climate change.
538
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