Professor Elisa Morgera Delivered the Opening Remarks at the UN Forum on Democracy
On 13 October 2025, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, Professor Elisa Morgera, participated in the opening of the fifth session of the UN Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law in Geneva.
Professor Elisa Morgera is a Professor of International Law and Sustainability at Durham University (UK) and Adjunct Professor in International and European Union Environmental Law at the University of Eastern Finland. Previously, she worked with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation in Italy and the United Nations Development Programme in Barbados, and continued to collaborate with the United Nations and other international organisations as a consultant and independent expert. She advised governments and civil society in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W20kDKB-LVg
For more information on the Fifth session of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, visit:
https://www.ohchr.org/en/events/forums/2025/fifth-session-forum-human-rights-democracy-and-rule-law