HE the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Maryam bint Abdullah al-Attiyah, has underlined Qatar’s adherence to international commitments and the Paris Agreement on reducing carbon emissions, and to strengthen its initiatives in climate change mitigation and environmental sustainability efforts, QNA reported.
This came in statements on the occasion of NHRC’s participation in the initiative of the Ministry of Municipality to plant 1mn trees, and the Chairperson’s planting of tree No 750 under the name, “National Human Rights Committee”.
HE al-Attiyah underlined the importance of trees in the ecosystem and on human health, noting that the NHRC participation in the initiative contributes directly to the consolidation of the concepts of caring for the environment for its positive contributions to create a healthy life and a healthy society. She stressed the need to continue the existing efforts to raise awareness and environmental education, and to join hands in this regard with the authorities concerned to raise societal awareness for a “green Qatar”.
The NHRC chairperson commended the UN Human Rights Committee’s adoption of a resolution recognising that the enjoyment of a healthy and sustainable environment is a universal right, while calling on all countries to work together to make this achievement a reality.
She noted that recognising the right to a healthy environment at the global level will support the efforts to address environmental crises in a more co-ordinated and effective manner, and to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
HE the Deputy Chairperson of the NHRC Dr Mohamed bin Saif al-Kuwari said that the NHRC will take care of the tree which bears its name, as it is a symbol of the right to environment, and stressed that the launch of such an initiative by the NHRC comes at the heart of its interest in the environment and its belief in the need to preserve its natural resources as well as to expand the green area.
Dr al-Kuwari highlighted Qatar’s commitment to the environment and its ratification of all relevant international agreements, and its implementation and submission of an annual report on the environment and climate to the United Nations; adding that the NHRC will plant more than 2,000 trees all over the country.
HE al-Attiyah underlined the importance of trees in the ecosystem and on human health, noting that the NHRC participation in the initiative contributes directly to the consolidation of the concepts of caring for the environment for its positive contributions to create a healthy life and a healthy society. She stressed the need to continue the existing efforts to raise awareness and environmental education, and to join hands in this regard with the authorities concerned to raise societal awareness for a “green Qatar”.
The NHRC chairperson commended the UN Human Rights Committee’s adoption of a resolution recognising that the enjoyment of a healthy and sustainable environment is a universal right, while calling on all countries to work together to make this achievement a reality.
She noted that recognising the right to a healthy environment at the global level will support the efforts to address environmental crises in a more co-ordinated and effective manner, and to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
HE the Deputy Chairperson of the NHRC Dr Mohamed bin Saif al-Kuwari said that the NHRC will take care of the tree which bears its name, as it is a symbol of the right to environment, and stressed that the launch of such an initiative by the NHRC comes at the heart of its interest in the environment and its belief in the need to preserve its natural resources as well as to expand the green area.
Dr al-Kuwari highlighted Qatar’s commitment to the environment and its ratification of all relevant international agreements, and its implementation and submission of an annual report on the environment and climate to the United Nations; adding that the NHRC will plant more than 2,000 trees all over the country.
