Fiji, Nov. 2 -- Pacific Island countries have rallied behind the Marshall Islands in its decades-long pursuit of justice over the United States' nuclear weapons testing legacy, with a regional resolution adopted by consensus without a vote at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

The resolution, titled "Technical assistance and capacity-building to address the human rights implications of the nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands", was adopted on 07 October during the Council's 63rd session in Geneva, Switzerland.

It requests continued United Nations technical assistance and capacity-building through the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to help the Republic of the Marshall Islands address the i...