Geneva, 21 May 2026:- Responding to the landslide vote by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to adopt an International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling that countries have a legal obligation to address climate change, Dr Jeni Miller, Executive Director of the Global Climate and Health Alliance said:
“From the World Health Assembly in Geneva, we salute an historic step for climate justice and global public health. Today’s UNGA resolution sends a clear message: the era of impunity for fossil fuel-driven harm is coming to an end. By welcoming and advancing the ICJ Advisory Opinion, governments have affirmed that climate action is not optional, it is a legal, moral, and public health obligation. This is a powerful signal supporting the rightful claims of frontline communities, health workers, young people, Indigenous Peoples, and all those demanding a fair, sustainable, and healthy future.”
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Dave Walsh, Communications Advisor, Global Climate and Health Alliance, [email protected], +34 691 826 764 (Available from 0630 CET)
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The Global Climate and Health Alliance is a consortium of more than 250 health professional and health civil society organisations and networks from around the world addressing climate change. We are united by a shared vision of an equitable, sustainable future, in which the health impacts of climate change are minimised, and the health co-benefits of climate change mitigation are maximised.
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