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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Miranda Bryant and Australian Associated Press

Vanuatu makes bold call for global treaty to phase out fossil fuels

Vanuatu President Nikenike Vurobaravu addresses the 77th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City
Vanuatuan president Nikenike Vurobaravu addresses the United Nations general assembly in New York City. Photograph: Caitlin Ochs/Reuters

The Pacific island of Vanuatu has called for a first-of-its-kind global treaty to phase out the use of fossil fuels in a bold public call at the UN general assembly.

Speaking in New York on Saturday, Nikenike Vurobaravu, the Vanuatuan president, urged countries to join his country’s call for a fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty.

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