On 21 November 2025, the Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue, jointly with Prof Surya Deva, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development, convened an international conference entitled “Climate inequality, human rights and sustainable development” at the Palais des Nations.
The conference was co-sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations in Geneva; the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Vanuatu to the United Nations in Geneva; the Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the United Nations Office in Geneva; and the Permanent Mission of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations Office in Geneva.
Discussions explored solutions to various facets of climate inequality, including unequal greenhouse gas emissions of developed countries and fossil fuel companies; differentiated and disproportionate adverse impacts experienced by certain groups as well as least developed countries and small island developing States; unequal access to clean energy; unfair international financial architecture; and climate finance barriers and debt burdens faced by developing countries.
Downloadable PDF version of the follow-up research paper: Climate inequality, human rights and sustainable development.
Year of publication: 2026