Small island developing states, usually situated in the Pacific or Indian Oceans, are some of the most vulnerable communities to climate change. Threatened not only by sea level rise, extreme whether events, resource scarcity, ecological collapse and many other risks, often leading to infringements of fundamental human rights. As climate change is already affecting these states' security and safety, it is imperative for the Human Rights Council to address the question of how to safeguard the rights of people at risk in these communities.

 

The United Nations Human Rights Council is the main body of the UN tasked with promoting and protecting human rights around the world.