Climate Crisis, Peace, and the Rights to Health and to a Healthy Environment

Humanity is at a critical inflection point, facing a polycrisis of climate change, armed conflict, pandemics, and deepening inequalities—with major impacts on health and well-being. The climate crisis is a public health emergency and a threat multiplier, especially in conflict settings.

Extreme weather, resource scarcity, and environmental damage disrupt health systems, worsen food insecurity, drive displacement, and increase disease risks, while attacks on healthcare further erode access. This side event will examine these intersecting crises, drawing on evidence and frontline experience to highlight risks to the right to health and essential needs like clean air, water, food, and care.