UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 62 nd session Annual panel discussion on the adverse impacts of climate change on human rights 19 June 2026  EU statement   The EU welcomes today’s dialogue, which advances the Council’s work on the impacts of climate change on the full enjoyment of human rights. Climate change poses a serious threat to human rights. As affirmed by the ICJ in its Advisory Opinion the adverse effects of climate change -including inter alia, sea-level rise, drought,