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UN experts urge COP30 to uphold human rights-based climate action in line with ICJ advisory opinion

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IMAGE/UN. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] At the UN Climate Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, a group of UN experts has called on states to take urgent and effective action to address climate change, grounded in human rights principles. In a joint statement, the experts urged countries to follow the guidance set out by the International…

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Africa: Climate Change an Existential Threat to Humanity, Says ICJ

eriinfo.com6 months ago010 mins

The Hague & Johannesburg — The case was “unlike any that have previously come before the court,” President of the International Court of Justice Judge Yuji Iwasawa said while reading the court’s unanimous advisory opinion outlining the legal obligations of United Nations member states with regard to climate change. This case was not simply a…