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Vanuatu Defies U.S. Pressure on Climate Resolution

3/6/2026

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  • Vanuatu leads a United Nations resolution urging action on the climate crisis, despite pressure from the Trump administration to withdraw.
  • The United States has demanded cuts to the non-binding proposal, originally calling for a registry of climate-related damages.
  • Vanuatu climate minister Ralph Regenvanu says the intervention harms future generations and the climate crisis is the greatest threat, while the United States opposes the International Court of Justice's conclusions.