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      Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on March 29, 2023.

      'Historic Moment': Applause as UN Adopts Climate Justice Resolution

      "We have witnessed a win for climate justice of epic proportions," said Vanuatu's prime minister after the passage of a resolution asking the world's highest court to clarify national obligations for climate action and the legal consequences of inaction.

      Kenny Stancil
      Mar 30, 2023

      Climate justice advocates cheered Wednesday after the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the International Court of Justice to issue an advisory opinion on climate change and human rights.

      The newly approved measure, introduced by Vanuatu and co-sponsored by more than 130 governments, asks the world's highest court to outline countries' legal responsibilities for combatting the fossil fuel-driven climate emergency and the legal consequences of failing to meet those obligations.

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      Young villagers play in the Pacific Ocean in the village of Waisisi on December 3, 2019 in Tanna, Vanuatu. 25 percent of Vanuatu's 276,000 citizens lost their homes when Cyclone Pam, a category 5 storm, devastated the South Pacific archipelago of 83 islands in 2015. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

      Addressing Crisis 'Existentially Imperiling' Its People, Vanuatu Declares Climate Emergency

      "We are in danger now, not just in the future," said Prime Minister Bob Loughman.

      Andrea Germanos
      May 28, 2022

      Vanuatu on Friday declared a climate emergency, blaming the ecological crisis for "undermining the fundamental human rights of present and future generations" on the South Pacific island nation.

      Its Parliament unanimously passed the motion introduced by Prime Minister Bob Loughman.

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      Due to sea-level rise, many islands in the Gangetic delta region of West Bengal, India are facing fast erosion.

      At 'Pivotal Moment' in Planetary Emergency, UN Appoints Inaugural Expert on Climate Crisis and Human Rights

      "There is so much at stake," said the new special rapporteur.

      Andrea Germanos
      Apr 03, 2022

      Environmental defenders welcomed the United Nations' inaugural appointment Friday of a special rapporteur on the climate crisis and human rights.

      Academic Ian Fry--a dual citizen of Tuvalu and Australia and an expert on Pacific Island climate policy--was appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council following the body's October 2021 adoption of a historic resolution recognizing the human right to a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.

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