A campaign by the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu for the world's top court to take a stance on protecting people from climate change gained momentum on Friday, winning the support of almost half the nearly 200 countries at a global summit.
In total 86 countries, including core nations that had already backing the initiative, on Friday gave their support to a resolution to ask the International Court of Justice to clarify what obligations governments have to protect their own populations and others.
The talks in Egypt and at previous climate conferences have stalled over the reluctance of rich nations to bear the greatest share of the cost of addressing climate change. , who championed the idea with local government leaders and took their campaign from the Pacific to the United Nations in New York and then the climate summit on the Red Sea shores of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Prasad had been in New York for the General Assembly opening in September, where he and others led a flotilla to launch a three-month push to get countries to vote on an ICJ opinion. Jose Rodriguez, a 26-year old campaigner from Costa Rica, helped paint signs ahead of Wednesday's demonstration.
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