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A taxi boat crosses a rainbow-lit harbor at Vanuatu

Vanuatu's 'epic' win lets top U.N. court set climate obligations

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Prodded by Vanuatu and other nations, the U.N. General Assembly will ask the ICJ based in The Hague for an unprecedented legal opinion on nations' legal obligations to fight global warming – and the consequences if they don't.

North Korean U.N. Ambassador So Se Pyong speaks to reporters at a news conference in 2014 at his country’s mission in Geneva.

Nuclear Security & WMD

'Low profile' multilateralism: North Korea's hidden avenues to the world

15 min read

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A U.S.-North Korea summit could expand a little-known aspect of a tightly controlled and secretive nation: North Korea's extensive involvement with international organizations.

Vanuatu's 'epic' win lets top U.N. court set climate obligations

'Low profile' multilateralism: North Korea's hidden avenues to the world

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