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UN committee updates child rights treaty to aid climate lawsuits

  • UN committee adds guidance to Convention on the Rights of the Child to support climate lawsuits by children
  • Children increasingly initiating climate change court cases around the world
  • Guidance aims to provide children access to justice and remove barriers to climate litigation
  • Some believe the guidance does not go far enough to protect children's rights
  • UN says environmental harm is a form of violence against children
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