Guidance Note: Preparation of a Parallel Report to a UN Human Rights Treaty Body on the topic of climate change and human rights

This document provides guidance on the drafting of a parallel report to a Human Rights Treaty Body (HRTB) to influence the HRTB’s review of the State’s compliance with its treaty obligations. It explains how to identify the key climate issues for the relevant State and to highlight the linkages between national climate (in)action and the State’s human rights obligations.

This guidance note seeks to enable organizations that might not be familiar with this process, to put forward relevant information on climate impacts and climate policies in order to seek country-specific recommendations by the HRTBs.