The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time
Source: NBC News/AP
Nov. 11, 2024, 2:19 AM EST
KABUL, Afghanistan The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the countrys national environment agency said Sunday.
The conference, known as COP29, begins Monday in Azerbaijan and is one of the most important multilateral talks to include the Taliban, who do not have official recognition as the legitimate rulers of Afghanistan.
The National Environmental Protection Agency posted on social media platform X that a technical delegation had gone to Baku to participate.
Matiul Haq Khalis, the agencys head, said the delegation would use the conference to strengthen cooperation with the international community on environmental protection and climate change, share Afghanistans needs regarding access to existing financial mechanisms related to climate change, and discuss adaptation and mitigation efforts.
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(4,676 posts)The attendees from all the other countries were women!
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(2,675 posts)for handouts to help their failed country limp along.