Briefing note
Moderator:
- Ana Paula Souza, UN Human Rights Office
Opening remarks:
- RALPH REGENVANU, Minister of climate change, adaptation,
meteorology and geo-hazards, energy, environment and disaster
risk-management for Vanuatu
- JOSÉ MANUEL SALAZAR-XIRINACHS, Executive Secretary of
the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Panel discussion:
- RENEE GIFT, Legal Officer, UN Environment Programme
- YESSIE MOSBY, Torres Strait 8 claimant and Masigilgal Traditional
Owner
- SAGARIKA SRIRAM, Founder, Kids4abetterworld, Children’s
Advisory Board for CRC General Comment 26
- MWANAHAMISI SINGANO, Senior Global Policy Lead, WEDO
- HARJEET SINGH, Head of Global Political Strategy, Climate
Action Network
- MANSI SHAH, Coordinator, Self Employed Women's Association
- TISHIKO KING, Climate Advocate, Our Islands Our Home
Closing remarks:
- MICHEL FORST, UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental
Defenders under the Aarhus Convention
- EMTITHAL MAHMOUD (Emi) Poet, Activist and Goodwill Ambassador
for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency