A/HRC/48/78
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
21 September 2021
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-eighth session
Agenda item 9
Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
forms of intolerance: follow-up to and implementation
of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
Environmental justice, the climate crisis and people of
African descent*
Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
Summary
In the present report, the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
presents its conclusions and recommendations of its twenty-eighth session, on
“Environmental justice, the climate crisis and people of African descent”, held from 24 to 26
March 2021. The Working Group provides guidance on how to effectively address
environmental injustice, racial disparities, unequal protection and the unique impact of the
climate crisis and environmental racism on people of African descent. The report also
includes an overview of the Working Group’s other activities over the past year.
* The present report was submitted after the deadline in order to reflect the most recent information.
GE.21-09167(E)