New Delhi, March 12 Strengthening air quality standards and ensuring strong regulation of industrial and energy emissions is critical to protecting the human right to a healthy environment, a UN expert said.
Astrid Puentes Riaño, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, recently presented a new report to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva and called on governments and businesses to address the public health and human rights crisis caused by air pollution.
In a statement to
