A/HRC/20/7 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 10 April 2012 Original: English Human Rights Council Twentieth session Agenda items 2 and 3 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the outcome of the seminar addressing the adverse impacts of climate change on the full enjoyment of human rights Summary The present report contains a summary of the seminar on addressing the adverse impacts of climate change on the full enjoyment of human rights, which was held in Geneva on 23-24 February 2012, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 18/22. The seminar, which was opened by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, saw the participation of numerous United Nations agencies, as well as of many interested States, academics and intergovernmental and civil society organizations. The seminar was comprised of six sessions: the introductory session to frame the issue; adverse impacts of climate change on the full enjoyment of human rights, international cooperation and respect for human rights in all climate change-related situations; forging stronger cooperation between the human rights and climate change communities; human rights and climate change: the way forward; and the closing session. GE.12-12852