On the first evening of COP26 in Glasgow, two campaigners of World’s Youth for Climate Justice had dinner with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte

Just like pursuing the ICJ Advisory Opinion, the recognition of ecocide is about putting the international system to work to tackle some of the most pressing issues of the 21st century, and bringing justice to people and the planet who are falling victim to the large-scale degradation of our planet. WYCJ is therefore highly supportive of the widespread call for the recognition of ecocide.

World Youth for Climate Justice’s campaign on clarifying the obligations of states in protecting the rights of current and future generations from the adverse effects of climate change is closely linked with the right to a healthy environment, as we believe that recognising this human right would compel the states to adhere to more onerous obligations in mitigating the effects of climate change.

World’s Youth for Climate Justice is highly supportive of the calls for the establishment of a Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change. We view this Special Rapporteur as an important potential ally for civil society and youth organizations in bringing across their needs and voices to the Human Rights Council.

Youth representatives and the Belgian government seek attention for climate justice at the United Nations. The youth promote a legal opinion by the International Court of Justice, in a bid to find equitable solutions to the climate crisis and halt dangerous global warming.

What was once a “turn” in climate litigation, has now become its central driving force. This series has documented some of the ground-breaking climate and human rights decisions in Courts across the globe. However, a key gap remains. The International Court of Justice – the world’s highest court – is yet to intervene on the real and imminent challenges of climate change.

The World Youth for Climate Justice just partnered with the Environmental Law Clinic Paulo Nogueira Neto (CPaNN) from the Faculty of Law of University of São Paulo.

Stubborn optimists from across Europe have reached out to their respective Human Rights Ambassadors. We are calling on them to support our initiative for an Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice on climate change and human rights.

Miguel is the Caribbean’s regional coordinator for World’s Youth Climate Justice. His piece unveils the underlying socio-economic issues that engender the apparent apathy of Caribbean folk victimised by climate change.

Shannon is a member of the World’s Youth Climate Justice team. She discusses the Australian government’s lacklustre response to climate change and the motivation that it gave her to enter into the world of climate activism.

Anya, one of our co-founders of Panoramic Magazine, interviews World Youth for Climate Justice members, Vishal and Solomon, about their campaign for an advisory opinion from the ICJ (International Court of Justice) on climate change.

World’s Youth for Climate Justice has been awarded the PACEY Plus Youth Award in the category ‘Beyond Europe’ during the Intergenerational Forum on Peace, the climate, nuclear disarmament and the pandemic on January 19 2021.

We talk to Nicole Ann Ponce, from Cebu, Philippines, a young volunteer in the climate justice movement “I am Climate Justice” about the beginnings and aims of ICJ, and the importance of each one of us doing our part to care for the planet.  

We were wanting to create an opportunity that draws out the voice of children and youth to express for themselves the future that they imagine to live in or a future to avoid. We decided that a virtual art competition is one of the best ways to achieve this and thus have initiated the ‘Reimagining Pacific Futures’ art competition.

On May 24, 2020, The Philippine Star wrote, “Bicycle lanes miraculously appeared on EDSA last May 24, 2020. A product of the cooperation between citizen- cyclists and concerned government offices.”

Youth Advocacy Group Pacific Island Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) has celebrated its one year anniversary and reflected on their significant achievements over this short period of time.