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COP29 Summit Begins In Baku : UN Secretary General Inaugurates UN Conference

The 29th UN Climate Change Conference is underway in Azerbaijan Capital Baku.

Inaugurating the moot, un Secretary General Antonio Guterres says COP29 must show global climate cooperation 'not down for the count' as climate finance is not 'charity'

He said un climate talks are 'moment of truth' for Paris pact.

A delegation led by Romina Khurshid Alam, the prime minister’s coordinator for climate change, is in Baku, Azerbaijan’s capital, to participate in cop29.

The delegation, which includes parliamentary secretary for the ministry of climate change Atiq Ur Rahman, Senior Officials, Researchers, Scientists, and other Climate Specialists, will spotlight Pakistan’s climate mitigation and adaptation efforts.

Romina Khurshid Alam said that Pakistan intends to showcase its initiatives for climate adaptation and environmental stability, as well as seek new avenues for collaboration with regional and global partners.

She plans to meet with representatives from various countries to push forward the agenda for environmental finance support for developing nations.