On 21 June our Executive Director, Magdalena Sepúlveda participated at a side-event jointly co-hosted by the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Centre for International Environmental Law, FIAN International, and World Future Council on the Principles on the Human Rights of Future Generations.

The event convened human rights and climate change experts and activists to discuss a new landmark legal reference tool that fleshes out the human rights standards to respect, protect and realise the rights of future generations. As part of the Drafting Committee, our Executive Director shared key insights on the structure and relevance of this tool to advance a fair and sustainable future for all in the face of the escalating climate emergency.

The panel of the side-event was composed by:

• Sébastien Duyck, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)
• Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GIESCR)
• E. Marc Bichler, Permanent Mission of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
• Aoife Nolan, Council of Europe European Committee of Social Rights (TBC)
• Todd Howland, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Moderator: Ana María Suárez-Franco, FIAN International

This event is part of the ongoing efforts to push the frontiers of the human rights framework to address the gaps in legal protection that arise from the climate emergency. You may read the concept note of the event here: