UN General Assembly to take up climate change 'obligations' resolution

UN General Assembly to take up climate change 'obligations' resolution

UN General Assembly to take up climate change ‘obligations’ resolution

THE UNITED NATIONS, United States: The UN General Assembly on Wednesday will weigh a draft resolution underlining states’ obligations to combat climate change, a long-awaited move that has been scaled back under pressure from major greenhouse gas emitters. In 2024, the small Pacific island nation of Vanuatu spearheaded the General Assembly’s request for an advisory opinion

UN members prepare for pivotal vote on landmark ICJ climate justice ruling

The UN’s willingness to tackle the climate crisis in a fair and legal way will be tested this week during a critical vote of the UN General Assembly in New York. Every member state is being asked to back a series of landmark findings on climate justice from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as part of a new political resolution. If passed, it will mean governments recognise they have a legal responsibility to cut their greenhouse gas emis…

From advisory opinion to UN General Assembly resolution: advancing multilateral climate action

In July 2025, the International Court of Justice issued a landmark unanimous advisory opinion clarifying States’ obligations under international law on climate change.  On 20 May 2026, the United Nations General Assembly will vote on a draft resolution, tabled by Vanuatu and a regionally diverse group of States that aims to underscore the authority of that opinion, recognise its legal clarity, and confirm governments’ commitment to international…

UNGA to take up climate change ‘obligations’

UNITED NATIONS, New York – The UN General Assembly on Wednesday (Thursday, Manila time) will weigh a draft resolution underlining states’ obligations to

'Ultimately about survival': UN General Assembly to take up climate change 'obligations' resolution

The UNGA will debate a resolution on Wednesday urging countries to comply with their climate obligations under international law, following a landmark advisory opinion from the ICJ championed by Vanuatu.