Vanuatu is leading negotiations at the UN for a new climate resolution based on a landmark ruling by the International Court of Justice, aiming to affirm legal duties for states to combat climate change and seek reparations for failing to do so. Despite challenges, including changes to language around fossil fuel phase-out and setting up an international register of climate damage, Vanuatu is working to pass a resolution that strengthens climate action and advances climate justice. The resolution is seen as a test of the international legal system's credibility and has been referenced in various climate litigation cases worldwide, emphasizing state legal duties to address climate change and help vulnerable communities adapt. Mary Robinson urges governments to support the resolution, emphasizing solidarity with Vanuatu and the international rule of law, with the goal of securing unanimous agreement by Earth Day on 22 April.