The United Nations human rights council says,... climate change has become the biggest global threat to human rights.
The council pointed to global warming for increased hunger, migration and conflict.
Kim Da-mi has more.
The UN has warned that climate change is the greatest ever threat to human rights.
That message came during the 42nd human rights council in Geneva on Monday.
"Climate change is a reality that now affects every region of the world. The human implications of currently projected levels of global heating are catastrophic."
Adding that the world has never seen a threat to human rights on this scale, the UN human rights chief highlighted it's now become a situation where no country, institution or policymaker can stand on the sidelines.
"The economies of all nations; the institutional, political, social and cultural fabric of every state, and the rights of all your people - and future generations - will be impacted. Excellencies, the window of opportunity for action may be closing - but there is still time to act."
Bachelet then blamed climate change for civil wars and the plight of indigenous people in the Amazon.
Denouncing the drastic acceleration of Amazon deforestation, she urged the leaders of Bolivia and Brazil "ensure the implementation of longstanding environmental policies" to prevent future tragedies.
She also lamented that policies in the U.S., Mexico and some Central American countries are putting migrants at heightened risk of human rights violations and abuse.
She specifically noted that she was "alarmed" that migrant children are still being held in detention centers in the U.S. and Mexico.
The human rights chief also expressed deep concerns over global struggles related to human rights including Israel demolishing Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem.
The three-week long council will review around 90 human rights reports filed by 25 human rights experts and groups.
KIM Da-mi, Arirang News.