NEW YORK: UNHRC on Friday recognizes access to a clean and healthy environment as a fundamental right, officially adds its weight to global fight against climate change and its destructive consequences.
Voting passed with extraordinary support, despite leading criticism from several countries, especially the US and Britain.
Resolution, first discussed in the 1990s, did not bind legally but had the potential to form global standards.
Access to a clean environment is human rights: UNHRC
