US pressures Vanuatu at UN over ICJ climate change ruling.

The US strongly objects to Vanuatu seeking support for the ICJ’s climate ruling, urging governments to pressure the island nation to withdraw its UN draft resolution. Vanuatu’s resolution supports the ICJ’s ruling that countries have a legal obligation to address climate change, a stance opposed by the Trump administration. Despite this, Vanuatu is pushing for a vote on the resolution by the end of March, with support from countries experiencing the effects of climate change.

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