![]() ![]() ![]() In a recorded vote of 12 in favour to 2 against (India, Russian Federation), with 1 abstention (China), the Council - acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations - rejected the draft owing to the negative vote by a permanent member of the Council.Ĭo‑sponsored by Niger (Council President for December) and Ireland, the draft would have requested the Secretary‑General to integrate climate-related security risk as a central component into comprehensive conflict-prevention strategies of the United Nations, to contribute to the reduction of the risk of conflict relapse due to adverse effects of climate change. The Security Council today, in a contentious meeting, rejected a draft resolution that would have integrated climate‑related security risk as a central component of United Nations conflict‑prevention strategies aiming to help counter the risk of conflict relapse. Speakers Disagree on Text, Appropriate Forum to Tackle Climate Change Issues
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