UN votes to take strong action on climate change despite US efforts to thwart those efforts

UN votes to take strong action on climate change despite US efforts to thwart those efforts

United Nations — The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to support strong action to prevent climate change despite recent diplomatic efforts by the United States to withdraw the measure. The 193-member global organization approved a non-binding resolution endorsing the resolution Historical fatwa By the UN Supreme Court last July, which described the…

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The General Assembly endorses the historic ruling of the World Court on the climate crisis

The General Assembly endorses the historic ruling of the World Court on the climate crisis

The Secretary-General said it makes clear the responsibility of Member States to protect their own people from what is a “growing climate crisis”. The resolution drafted by Vanuatu, a Pacific island nation on the front lines of the climate crisis, and several other countries, was adopted after an intense discussion that included multiple proposed amendments…

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Guterres condemns Israeli move to militarize seized compound in occupied East Jerusalem

Guterres condemns Israeli move to militarize seized compound in occupied East Jerusalem

In a statement issued by his spokesman, the Secretary-General said the decision to use the Sheikh Jarrah complex of the UN agency that helps Palestinian refugees for military purposes represented “a violation of the inviolability of United Nations premises” and undermined the agency’s mandate in the occupied Palestinian territory. “The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest…

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