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US Pressures Vanuatu to Withdraw Climate Action Resolution

2/14/2026

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The United States objected to Vanuatu's draft UN resolution backing an ICJ ruling.
A U.S. State Department cable urges Vanuatu to withdraw the resolution, saying it relies on speculative climate models.
Vanuatu's UN Ambassador Odo Tevi seeks a vote by the end of March, saying it would boost global climate action.
Barbados and the Philippines, among others, have endorsed the draft despite severe climate impacts.

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The United States objected to Vanuatu's draft UN resolution backing an ICJ ruling.
A U.S. State Department cable urges Vanuatu to withdraw the resolution, saying it relies on speculative climate models.
Vanuatu's UN Ambassador Odo Tevi seeks a vote by the end of March, saying it would boost global climate action.
Barbados and the Philippines, among others, have endorsed the draft despite severe climate impacts.