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Former Foreign and Caricom Affairs minister Amery Browne has expressed shock and disappointment over Trinidad and Tobago’s decision not to participate in a key United Nations General Assembly vote on a climate-related resolution tied to an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
The draft resolution, tabled by Vanuatu alongside a regionally diverse group of member states, sought to reinforce the authority of the ICJ’s advisory opinion on climate change and affirm governments’ commitment to international law and multilateral cooperation in addressing the climate crisis.
The resolution did not require unanimity to pass, with only a simple majority needed. However, supporters argued that a strong majority vote would have demonstrated continued international backing for collective climate action and solidarity with vulnerable nations, including Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
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