‘Those Who Benefit Least’ Bear Greatest Burden of Toxic Pollution, Expert Warns Third Committee, Citing ‘Global-Scale Environmental Injustice’
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Toxic pollution threatens human rights and ecosystems, while global temperatures are set to breach the critical 1.5°C threshold, United Nations experts warned the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, urging action to confront mounting environmental threats.
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- Original: https://press.un.org/en/2026/gashc4453.doc.htm
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