Marshall Islands to receive U.N. support over nuclear legacy

The U.N. Human Rights Council adopted a resolution Friday aimed at assisting the Marshall Islands in its efforts to secure justice for people suffering from the impact of the United States' former nuclear testing program in its territory."We have suffered the cancer of the nuclear legacy for far too long and we need to find a way forward to a better future for our people," Samuel Lanwi, deputy permanent representative of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in Geneva told the body in an emotional speech.The United States conducted dozens of nuclear weapons tests in the islands of the Pacifi…READ FULL ARTICLE