COP29
UNEP Executive Director hails Azerbaijan’s efforts to address climate change
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Baku, June 27, AZERTAC
“Azerbaijan is making great efforts to combat climate change. The world community should demonstrate its firm position in this regard,” Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Inger Andersen said in a briefing on the upcoming COP29 Conference.
Describing the hosting of the COP29 Conference in Azerbaijan as a great achievement, Inger Andersen added: “I express my gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev for his efforts towards the environmental protection. Baku is making great progress regarding the COP29 preparations. I hope that the we will agree on fair climate finance at COP29.”