Links between human rights and environment in Mongolia be assessed
UN expert is to assess links between human rights and environment in Mongolia.
UN expert is to assess links between human rights and environment in Mongolia.
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, John H. Knox, will undertake his first official visit to Mongolia to assess how the country is promoting human rights in the context of environmental protection. “Historically, among many commendable traits in the Mongolian culture, we can point to a rare ability to live not in opposition to nature, but in harmony with it,” said Mr. Knox. “Mountains, forests and parks have been protected from hunting and logging in Mongolia since the 12th century.” This is especially critical for the protection of human rights in Mongolia, which has seen a number of challenges to its shared environment, such as rapid urbanization, industrial growth, deforestation, desertification, air pollution and freshwater scarcity. “I will assess, in particular, the lessons Mongolia has learned and the challenges it still faces with regard to the realization of environmental rights, as well as how the country is addressing environmental challenges with human rights impacts such as urbanization, mining, deforestation, air and water pollution and the loss of biological diversity.” said the Special Rapporteur. He will stay for nine days and will present his preliminary observations on the visit at a press conference on the last day of the mission mid-next week in Mongolia and to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2018.
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