(Montreal) The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Wednesday that aims to ask the International Court of Justice to rule on the obligations of States in the face of the consequences of climate change.
It was Vanuatu, a Pacific island country that is threatened with extinction due to climate change, which introduced the resolution.
“Together you are making history,” said the UN Secretary General.
“The advisory opinions of the Court – the principal judicial organ of the United Nations – are of considerable importance and can have a lasting impact on the international legal order. Advisory opinions can provide much-needed clarification on existing international legal obligations,” Guterres added.
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