Africa: Warming-Hit Nations Get Closer to Creating UN Climate Rights Envoy

London, Kuala Lumpur — As more countries are slammed by devastating floods, storms and wildfires, the push for an envoy to protect the climate-vulnerable is gaining backers

  • Push growing for new U.N. climate and human rights envoy
  • Disaster-hit small island states among strongest backers
  • Current meeting of U.N. Human Rights Council may take up idea

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