CARICOM Heads of Government indicate support for AO

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The Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held on 1-2 March 2022.  Chair of the Conference, the Prime Minister of Belize, the Honourable John Briceño, presided over the proceedings.

In its meeting the Caribbean leaders discussed the campaign to request an ICJ Advisory Opinion. Leaders indicated support for the request. In the communiqué following the meeting, the following text was included:

Heads of Government indicated their support for Vanuatu in its pursuit of an Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice on the rights of present and future generations to be protected from Climate Change.

Read the entire communiqué here.