“The Government of the Republic of Vanuatu commends the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) on its groundbreaking advisory opinion on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights, issued today in ...

In a landmark climate decision, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognized that the right to a healthy climate is an ...

The case, before the fifteen-member International Court of Justice, is about climate change. ... For Vanuatu, though, even a ruling that counts as a victory won’t really amount to one.

Representatives for the island nation of Vanuatu called on the International Court of Justice this week to recognize the harm caused by climate change, the first remarks the United Nations court ...

Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s special envoy for climate change and the environment, at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on Monday. Peter Dejong / AP Dec. 3, 2024, 5:50 ...

A South Pacific island nation on the frontlines of the climate crisis brought “the world's biggest problem to the world's ...

Vanuatu was the first country to speak at The Hague Monday, during a process that will run until Dec. 13. The court will hear from representatives from international organizations like the ...

Vanuatu took up the cause and built a coalition of countries pushing the United Nations General Assembly to send the matter to its main judicial body, the International Court of Justice, for an ...

As Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s special envoy for climate change said, peoples’ resilience was not enough to change the situation – it is time the International Court of Justice sets clear ...

Item 1 of 6 Ralph Regenvanu, Special Envoy for Climate Change and Environment, Government of Vanuatu speaks during United Nations' top court International Court of Justice (ICJ) public hearings in ...

Thanks to the maneuverings of Vanuatu, the entire industrialized world effectively went on trial this month in The Hague. The case, before the fifteen-member International Court of Justice, is ...

Officials from almost 100 countries are at the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands, asking the court to issue an opinion on the responsibility of certain nations to protect the ...