Fiji, July 24 -- Vanuatu's Minister for Climate Change, Ralph Regenvanu, has welcomed the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) historic advisory opinion on climate change, calling it a "milestone in the fight for climate justice."

"The Government of the Republic of Vanuatu commends the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on its landmark advisory opinion on climate change, issued today in response to a UN General Assembly Resolution requesting the opinion following the initiative of the Government of Vanuatu and our fellow Small Island Developing States," Regenvanu said in a statement.

He said the ruling breaks through political barriers that have long stalled meaningful action.

"The ICJ ruling marks an important milestone in the fig...