A/HRC/32/23 environmental pollution poses to children’s health in all settings, and to implement environmental interventions that “should, inter alia, address climate change, as this is one of the biggest threats to children’s health and exacerbates health disparities”. Since climate change disproportionately affects the rights of persons living in vulnerable situations, the principles of equality and non-discrimination are particularly relevant to climate actions, requiring that States ensure that health facilities, goods and services are available, accessible, acceptable and of good quality. For example, in the context of climate displacement, the right to health requires that States enact and implement transparent and socially inclusive public health strategies that give priority to the needs of vulnerable and marginalized groups, including migrants.53 V. Applying a rights-based approach to health and climate action 46. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development all reaffirm State commitments to a rights-based approach to development and climate action. These commitments must now be implemented. The Declaration on the Right to Development and the Statement of Common Understanding among United Nations agencies on Human Rights-Based Approaches to Development Cooperation and Programming offer a road map for doing so.54 A rights-based approach analyses obligations, inequalities and vulnerabilities, and seeks to redress discriminatory practices and unjust distributions of power. It anchors plans, policies and programmes in a system of rights and corresponding obligations established by international law. The essential attributes of a human rights-based approach are the following: (a) As policies and programmes are formulated, the main objective should be to fulfil human rights; (b) The rights holders and their entitlements must be identified to strengthen their capacity to make claims and ensure their participation in relevant decision-making processes; (c) The duty bearers and their obligations must be clarified to ensure their accountability; (d) Principles and standards derived from international human rights law — especially the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the core universal human rights treaties, should guide all policies and programming. 47. This approach should be integrated in any climate change adaptation or mitigation measure, such as the promotion of alternative energy sources, forest conservation, treeplanting projects and resettlement schemes. Individuals and communities affected must participate, without discrimination, in the design and implementation of the projects. They must have access to due process and to remedy if their rights are violated. Climate justice requires a rights-based approach to climate action founded on principles of equity, accountability, equality, inclusiveness and solidarity. These principles are essential in guiding support for developing countries, including financial and technological assistance. Faced with climate change, persons in vulnerable situations must have their rights 53 54 14 International Organization for Migration input. See http://hrbaportal.org/the-human-rights-based-approach-to-development-cooperation-towards-acommon-understanding-among-un-agencies.