A second vote in the United Nations solidifies international recognition that everyone's access to a clean and healthy environment is a fundamental right.
UNITED NATIONS (AN) — The U.N. General Assembly unanimously approved a resolution that for the first time recognizes everyone's access to a clean and healthy environment is a fundamental right.
Thursday's 161-0 vote — with eight abstentions by Belarus, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Syria — bolsters the work of activists, citizens and climate campaigners who use legal and regulatory levers to seek greater protections.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
The France-based court was created to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights, which took effect in 1953.
Negotiators and officials aim to wrap up so that May's 77th World Health Assembly can consider a proposed text.
The humanitarian nightmare and attacks on civilians in Gaza dominated the U.N. Security Council's quarterly open debate.
Climate scientists have warned for decades about bleaching of coral reefs, which are nurseries for commercial fisheries.
This year and next mark the countdown to a 2025 deadline for governments to strengthen their carbon-cutting plans.
A new U.N. report shows how prioritizing debt over services like health care and education plagues the developing world.
