(VOVWORLD) -Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the UN, as Vice-President of the UN General Assembly, on Wednesday chaired its discussion and vote on a resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to define the obligations of states to combat climate change.
 Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the UN. (Photo: Thanh Tuan/VNA) |
The resolution was put forward by Vanuatu and a “core group” of 18 countries, including Vietnam.
Under the resolution, UN member states requested the world court to give opinions on the obligations of states under international law to protect the environment against greenhouse gas emissions, as well as on legal responsibilities of countries which have caused negative impacts of climate change on many other countries.
Ambassador Giang said that joining the core group from the very beginning, Vietnam has actively promoted the process of making the draft resolution through nearly 50 meetings of the Group and three rounds of consultations with all UN member states.
The active participation in promoting this initiative helps reaffirm Vietnam's international commitments, as well as enhance its role as a responsible member in solving today's global issues, he said.