Green Cross is delighted with the new step taken by the Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Humanity which, two years to the day after the citizen’s mobilization at the Economic and Social Council in Paris, federates an international network of 14 goodwill ambassadors, a support committee of more than 50 personalities including Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Isabelle Autissier, Jean Jouzel, Ban Ki Moon, Pascal Lamy, Jo Leinen, Enrico Macias, Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Sophie de Menton, Edgar Morin, Sirpa Petikeinnen, Jeremy Rifkin, Olivier de Schutter…
For Jean-Michel CousteauPresident of Green Cross France and Territories “There is only one water system, vital for humanity, and which connects us all. It is now essential that, in the image of this water essential to life, we are all united by a founding text that reaffirms the link between humans and the environment, specifies rights and duties, and allows our children, our grandchildren, to have the same assets when coming to earth as those we had”.
Nicolas ImbertWith this declaration, States, but also companies, communities, associations or citizens can not only mark their community of destiny with the planet, but also have a reference text that everyone can understand, which helps us to live together and anticipate the future. The more widely it is recognized, the sooner it will become an essential part of our daily lives, whether it is a question of trade, the structuring of local life or relations between states. And the current mobilization is very encouraging.
The Declaration of Human Rights is planning many events over the next few weeks. In addition to its presence at COP 23, it will be the subject of presentations and signing ceremonies in London, Modena, Marseille, Dakhla…
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