Vanuatu, still reeling from two cyclones that struck within a week, hopes the UN General Assembly will adopt its push for greater priority given to the human rights impact of climate change.
Ralph Regenvanu, the Pacific island nation's Minister of Climate Change, said 119 governments have co-sponsored Vanuatu's resolution, which seeks legal clarity on the obligation of states to take climate change action, and draws attention to the vulnerability of small islands states that have been hit by worsening storms and rising seas.
Vanuatu hopes that more nations will sign on before the general assembly debate begins on Wednesday, and that it will be passed by consensus, he said.
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