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Safeguarding human rights for future generations

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Parliamentary Assembly
Session
2024 - Third part-session

Summary

The Parliamentary Assembly's Resolution 2565 emphasizes the importance of safeguarding human rights for future generations by ensuring a sustainable world that meets both present and future needs. It highlights the necessity of addressing not only the climate crisis but also other significant risks such as socio-economic inequalities, public health emergencies, and rapid technological advancements. The Assembly welcomes recent commitments from Council of Europe member States to prioritize environmental protection and intergenerational equity, as reflected in the Reykjavik Declaration. It urges member States to uphold civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights for future generations, enhance environmental standards, and swiftly ratify the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence to ensure that technological progress aligns with human rights and democracy.

Voting results

30 in favor 2 against 2 abstentions