Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment - A Universal Right

• The UN Human Rights Council unanimously voted for recognising a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a universal human right.
• The resolution emphasises the rights to life, liberty and security of Environmental Human Rights Defenders (EHRDs).
• This resolution was adopted by a vote of 43 in favour, none against and 4 abstentions. China, India, Japan and Russian Federation, abstained from voting on the resolution.