Coverage dated March 28, 2023

UN adopts landmark resolution on climate justice

Headline from Digital Journal

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by consensus and to cheers a resolution calling for the world body's top court to outline legal obligations

Digital Journal's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

6 articles, oldest first.

  1. France 24

    UN adopts landmark resolution to define global legal obligations on climate change (opens France 24)

    Published

    France 24's feed description

    The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by consensus and to cheers a resolution calling for the world body's top court to outline legal obligations related to climate change.

  2. Digital Journal

    UN adopts landmark resolution on climate justice (opens Digital Journal)

    Published

    Digital Journal's feed description

    The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by consensus and to cheers a resolution calling for the world body's top court to outline legal obligations

  3. The Guardian

    United Nations adopts landmark resolution on climate justice (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Resolution hailed as ‘win for climate justice of epic proportions’ should make it easier to hold countries legally accountable for environmental failures

  4. France 24

    UN considers 'historic' Vanuatu-led climate resolution (opens France 24)

    Published

    France 24's feed description

    The UN General Assembly on Wednesday is expected to adopt a resolution calling for a top court to outline legal obligations related to climate change, an "unprecedented challenge of civilizational proportions."

  5. Deutsche Welle

    UN passes landmark resolution for climate justice – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

    Published

    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The resolution calls on the ICJ to lay out nations' obligations for protecting Earth's climate, and the legal consequences they face if they don't.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

UN adopts landmark resolution on climate justice | Since Then