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T1 Guidance Note for United Nations Resident Coordinators & Country Teams: Supporting Governments to better respect, promote and protect environmental human rights defenders
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 human rights
K1 environmental protection
K1 environmental governance
K1 environmental justice
YR 2023
FD 2023-11
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/44233
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/44233
NO This guidance note is prepared as part of the Secretary- General’s Call to Action for Human Rights in order to increase support from the United Nations on the ground to Environmental Human Rights Defenders (EHRDs). It outlines concrete actions which UN Country Teams (UNCTs) may take, including under the lead of the Resident Coordinators as appropriate, in order to better protectEHRDs, in their work to support governments on the ground. This includes – but is not limited to: empowering EHRDs to participate in decision-making, contributing to the protection of EHRDs through the work of the UN, promoting a safe and enabling civic space, strengthening access to justice for EHRDs and engaging with businesses to enhance the protection of EHRDs.
NO https://www.unep.org/resources/policy-and-strategy/united-nations-guidance-note-environmental-human-rights-defenders
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026