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Josephine Castillo is a grassroots community leader and organiser with DAMPA in Manila, Philippines, a country that is extremely vulnerable to climate change. She has worked extensively on a number of key urban poor issues, including reversing forced eviction and involuntary relocations, ensuring land and housing security for poor communities, and advocacy for the pro-vision of basic services in urban poor communities. With the support of the Foundation, Josephine has participated in a number of high-level climate events and media engagements to represent the voices of the most vulnerable people. New York, September 2014.

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Josephine Castillo is a grassroots community leader and organiser with DAMPA in Manila, Philippines, a country that is extremely vulnerable to climate change. She has worked extensively on a number of key urban poor issues, including reversing forced eviction and involuntary relocations, ensuring land and housing security for poor communities, and advocacy for the pro-vision of basic services in urban poor communities. With the support of the Foundation, Josephine has participated in a number of high-level climate events and media engagements to represent the voices of the most vulnerable people. New York, September 2014.

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Participation, Power and Progress: Community Development towards 2030

Posted on 25th June 2018 in Categories: Ensure that Decisions on Climate Change are Participatory, Transparent and Accountable, Gender Equality, Highlight Gender Equality and Equity, Human Rights, News, Respect and Protect Human Rights, Support the Right to Development, Use Effective Partnerships to Secure Climate Justice

On Monday 25th June Mary Robinson delivered the opening keynote address at the World Community Development Conference held in the…

Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

Posted on 5th June 2018 in Categories: Ensure that Decisions on Climate Change are Participatory, Transparent and Accountable, Highlight Gender Equality and Equity, Human Mobility and Climate Change, Human Rights, News, Respect and Protect Human Rights, Share Benefits and Burdens Equitably, Support the Right to Development, Use Effective Partnerships to Secure Climate Justice

As the fifth round of negotiations begin on 4 June 2018 for the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular…

Towards a Global Pact for the Environment – Action for the Planet, Action Through Law

Posted on 28th June 2017 in Categories: Ensure that Decisions on Climate Change are Participatory, Transparent and Accountable, Human Rights, News, Respect and Protect Human Rights, Support the Right to Development

On Saturday 24 June 2017 Mary Robinson gave a speech at ‘Toward a Global Pact for the Environment; Action for…

Climate Displacement a Focus of the UN Human Rights Council resolution on human rights and climate change

Posted on 22nd June 2017 in Categories: Human Rights, News, Respect and Protect Human Rights

The Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice welcomed the adoption on 22 June 2017 of a resolution on ‘Human Rights…

Launch of OHCHR’s study on the impacts of climate change on enjoyment of the right to health

Posted on 21st June 2016 in Categories: Development, Future Generations, Gender Equality, Highlight Gender Equality and Equity, Human Rights, News, Respect and Protect Human Rights, Support the Right to Development

On Thursday 16 June OHCHR launched its Analytical study on the relationship between climate change and the human right of…

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