India, May 21 -- UNGA overwhelmingly endorsed an ICJ advisory opinion that states have legal obligations under international law to tackle climate change.

141 countries voted in favour, eight opposed and 28 abstaining, including India.

The US, Saudi Arabia and Russia led the opposition.

The United States, along with seven other countries, opposed a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution backing an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion that nations have a legal obligation to address climate change, while India was among 28 countries abstaining from the 141-8 vote.

The resolution, tabled by the Pacific island nation Vanuatu, endorses the ICJ's July 2025 advisory opinion, which states that governments are oblig...