20260519 UNO muss IGH Urteil durchsetzen

19.05.2026 UNO muss IGH Urteil durchsetzen

Trump on a destructive mission

It is not only through wars in every corner of the world that Donald Trump is destroying the foundations of our lives. Politically, too, he is pressuring governments around the world to scale back their plans for action against the climate crisis. Just last week, we saw this in the newly drafted “Modernization Act,” which the German government’s Climate Expert Council yesterday branded as completely inadequate and unconstitutional. No government in the EU is allowed to lower legal standards in new laws below those already established!

Yet our concerns are mere “peanuts” compared to the problems facing, for example, Vanuatu or the already barely habitable desert regions of Africa. Vanuatu will disappear from the map if we don’t stop using fossil fuels. That is why this nation, threatened with extinction, brought the case before the International Court of Justice, which ruled that governments have a legal responsibility to take action against climate change. Now the UN could pass a resolution to ensure that this ruling leads to real global action.

That is why Avaaz is asking everyone to show that there is massive public support for these measures. This could be the deciding factor for the UN General Assembly to use the ICJ ruling as a model for its vote.
Sign the petition: For our future – support Vanuatu!

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