Russia vetoes UN resolution on climate change as global security threat

Russia on Monday vetoed a Security Council resolution formally linking climate change and global security that was supported by a majority of UN member states. Backed by Niger and Ireland, the draft resolution called on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to “integrate climate-related security risk as a central component into comprehensive conflict-prevention strategies.” The text won support from 12 of the Council’s 15 members. China abstained, while India voted against, arguing that global warming was chiefly an issue related to economic development, rather than international security. The re…

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