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Australia backs landmark UN climate change ruling as others try to block it
Key takeaways
- Multiple natural disasters in Vanuatu left the once iconic Holiday Inn villas in Port Vila damaged beyond repair.
- A landmark United Nations resolution on climate change has received Australia's support to pass.
- Some 140 countries endorsed the legal ruling made by the International Court of Justice last year.
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Multiple natural disasters in Vanuatu left the once iconic Holiday Inn villas in Port Vila damaged beyond repair. (AP Photo: Annika Hammerschlag, file)
A landmark United Nations resolution on climate change has received Australia's support to pass.
Some 140 countries endorsed the legal ruling made by the International Court of Justice last year.
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