Pacific churches have rejected a United States proposal to terminate the UN decolonization mandate. The group, led by Rev. James Shri Bhagwan, argues that self-determination remains essential for remaining territories. They cite the 2019 Chagos advisory opinion to support the right to self-determination. The churches emphasize that the region still suffers from nuclear testing fallout in places like the Marshall Islands. They assert that colonized peoples deserve to have their 1960 promises kept rather than being used in political campaigns. The Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism concludes in 2030, and the group urges acceleration of this work instead of abolition.
Pacific churches have rejected a United States proposal to terminate the UN decolonization mandate. The group, led by Rev. James Shri Bhagwan, argues that self-determination remains essential for remaining territories. They cite the 2019 Chagos advisory opinion to support the right to self-determination. The churches emphasize that the region still suffers from nuclear testing fallout in places like the Marshall Islands. They assert that colonized peoples deserve to have their 1960 promises kept rather than being used in political campaigns. The Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism concludes in 2030, and the group urges acceleration of this work instead of abolition.
Caritas Internationalis delegates stated that the COP30 agreement in Belém, Brazil, ended with a fragile compromise that disappointed many vulnerable nations. While countries pledged to triple adaptation finance by 2035 and adopted a Just Transition Mechanism, the summit failed to agree on a fossil fuel phase-out roadmap. Representatives from Malawi, Australia, the USA, England, Scotland, and Canada highlighted that chronic underfunding and vague wording threaten effective implementation. They emphasized that debt justice and substantial financial contributions remain critical for climate resilience, urging governments to act immediately rather than waiting for future summits.
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