Pacific Islands pass U.N. resolution on climate change and security
3 june 2009
H.E. Ms. Marlene Moses, Ambassador for Nauru and PSIDS Chair, introduced the resolution.
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The General Assembly of the United Nations unanimously passed a resolution urging the relevant organs of the U.N. to intensify their efforts to address the security implications of climate change, including sea-level rise. The passage of the resolution marks the culmination of a year-long campaign by a coalition of Pacific small island developing states (PSIDS) to focus the attention of the international community on the security aspects of climate change and to refer the issue to the Security Council. Though international organizations and many governments have been examining the link between climate change and security issues, this is the first time that the full U.N. General Assembly has made the connection in this type of formal instrument.
For a more detailed description, please read the full Islands First press release. The full text of the resolution can be viewed here or downloaded at www.un.org/en/documents. It is contained in document A/63/L.8/Rev.1. You can also find out more at the links listed below.
Reports & Other UN Documents
- Secretary General's Report on Climate Change and its possible Security Implications
- Pacific SIDS submission
- Member State submissions
- UN Briefing
Press coverage
- Refugees Join List of Climate-Change Issues
New York Times - Small islands win U.N. vote on climate change security
Reuters - UN to Study Security Threat of Climate Change
US News & World Report (via AP) - UN urges attention to security implications of climate change
Xinhua - UN Acknowledges Climate Change as Security Threat
IPS Terraviva - UN urges focus on security implications of climate change
Spacedaily (via Agence France-Presse) - General Assembly, expressing deep concern, invites major United Nations organs to intensify efforts in addressing security implications of climate change
Relief Web - Pacific Islands win UN climate change recognition
Australia News Network - UN: Climate Change Puts Security of Small Islands at Risk
Qatar News Agency - General Assembly, Expressing Deep Concern, Invites Major United Nations Organs to Intensify Efforts in Addressing Security Implications of Climate Change
UN News Centre
Radio
- General Assembly adopts resolution on security implications of climate change
United Nations Radio
Webcast of Proceedings (requires RealPlayer)