UN Security Council and climate change

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2021-06-21

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This comprehensive report discusses in terms of climate change, possible measures for discharging the Security Council’s Charter-given mandate to maintain international peace and security. Council members increasingly support the integration of climate change language into formal Council outcomes. Details of the report include sections on: ways in which the Council has engaged in this issue; the UN Charter and Security Council and General Assembly practice for guidance on Council involvement; its approach to climate threats and security matters; and options for the way forward. The report concludes with annexes summarising climate change language in Security Council outcomes, and listing relevant documents.

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UNITED NATIONS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY, UNFCCC, POLICY MAKING, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, HUMAN SECURITY, CONFLICT PREVENTION, SECURITY, RISK ASSESSMENT, GLOBAL

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