Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the inclusion of an accelerated climate change agenda in the 2023-2028 Philippine Development Plan
Much evidence revealing conclusive links between environmental degradation and unsustainable development have been presented by climate scientists throughout decades. The Philippines alone has been ranked in multiple indices as one of the countries most affected by extreme climate events[1]. Since 2012, the country has been annually subjected to highly destructive typhoons—causing losses in the economy, […]
Inputs to Questionnaire on National Action Plans to Achieve the Ends of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
CHRP updated OHCHR on the status of the Indigenous Cultural Communities/ Indigenous Peoples’ Masterplan, Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 and the Human Rights Action Plan. Inputs from the CHRP would serve as examples that will be included in the guidance note on national action plans to achieve the ends of the Declaration on the Rights of […]