US pressures Vanuatu at UN over ICJ’s landmark climate change ruling
A cable seen by Global News Insight says the US ‘strongly objects’ to the island nation seeking support for the ICJ’s ruling.
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‘Historic’ ruling on climate change by World Court: What to expect
The ICJ is set to decide the future course of climate accountability in a landmark legal case brought by Vanuatu.
The once iconic Holiday Inn villas in Port Vila, Vanuatu, sit partially sunken after being hit by multiple cyclones and an earthquake that caused irreparable damage [Annika Hammerschlag/AP Photo]
Children play on an uprooted tree along a beach in Mele, Vanuatu, that was once lined with vegetation and is now largely lost to storms, erosion and other environmental pressures. [Annika Hammerschlag/AP Photo]
A gravestone lies just feet from the shoreline on Pele Island. [Annika Hammerschlag/AP Photo]
Village chief Amos Kalsont sits at his brother's grave on Pele Island, just feet from the shoreline, where another headstone has been washed up on top of the site. [Annika Hammerschlag/AP Photo]
John Warmington points to a photo he took in 2017 of a coral formation at Havannah Harbour, off the coast of Efate Island, Vanuatu, that he once called the 'Tree of Life'. [Annika Hammerschlag/AP Photo]
The remains of the 'Tree of Life' after being toppled by cyclones in 2023 and further damaged by an earthquake in 2024. [Annika Hammerschlag/AP Photo]
A coral graveyard is all that remains of the once vibrant reef at Havannah Harbour, off the coast of Efate Island. [Annika Hammerschlag/AP Photo]
Kaltang Laban farms on Pele Island. [Annika Hammerschlag/AP Photo]
Children play on an uprooted tree along a beach in Mele. [Annika Hammerschlag/AP Photo]
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