UN to protect statehood of disappearing island nations

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The United Nations General Assembly is set to endorse a declaration to protect the statehood of island nations threatened by rising sea levels. This agreement aims to ensure that these vulnerable countries retain their international status despite potential territorial losses.

The United Nations General Assembly will endorse, by consensus, a landmark declaration aimed at ensuring that countries whose territory may become partly or entirely uninhabitable because of rising sea levels do not lose their statehood or their place in the international system.