Cities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dubai Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar is leading the Pakistani delegation at the summit of the ongoing World Environment Conference COP-28.
When the caretaker prime minister arrived at the Dubai Expo City to attend the meeting, he was welcomed by the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres.
The Pakistani delegation also includes Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, Caretaker Finance Minister Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Caretaker Federal Minister for Climate Change Ahmad Irfan Aslam and Caretaker Energy Minister Muhammad Ali.
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Leaders and representatives of 200 countries, including Pakistan, are participating in the meeting, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but nothing has been said about the possibility of a bilateral meeting between the Pakistani and Indian Prime Ministers.
At the opening of the meeting on Thursday (November 30), a moment of silence was observed in honor of the more than 15,000 Palestinians killed in the Israeli attacks in Gaza.
The United Nations COP 28 environmental conference on Thursday officially launched the “Loss and Damage” fund with 575 million dollars, which is called for by vulnerable countries devastated by natural disasters linked to global warming. was being done by for a long time.
Dubai: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar is being received by the President of the United Arab Emirates His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Secretary General of the United Nations H.E. Antonio Guterres on his arrival at Dubai Expo City to attend the… pic.twitter.com/P5HkH5mxrc
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Pakistan is also included in these countries which demand that severe floods in 2022 have caused severe damage to infrastructure besides the loss of life of more than 17 hundred people. According to a World Bank report, Pakistan’s loss was estimated at more than 15 billion dollars.
Pakistan has appreciated the establishment of a fund of 575 million dollars.
Efforts to set up a fund to deal with climate change damage have been long-awaited and its creation is being hailed as a major breakthrough.
Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change has said that “Pakistan appreciates the historic success of establishing (the fund) at COP 28, as pledges of $575 million were made for the fund within an hour of the opening of the meeting.”
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“Pakistan is committed to actively involve and support developing countries on this critical issue,” the ministry said.
In a statement issued by Pakistan’s Ministry of Planning earlier this week, Pakistan reminded rich countries that it is their “prime responsibility” to help countries facing environmental threats and that global climate policies ” There should be equality and justice.
“We have made history today,” Sultan Al Jaber, president of the UAE’s Coop 28, said at the start of the conference. He added that the United Arab Emirates is committing $100 million to this fund. Apart from this, Germany has also promised to give 100 million dollars.
After grappling with the issue for years, wealthy nations backed the fund in a landmark agreement last year at the COP 27 summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
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It was released on the first day of COP28 in Dubai after complex negotiations on the mechanisms of the fund, which will be housed at the World Bank on an interim basis.
Jaber said: ‘This gives the world a positive indication of the pace of our work. This is the first time that a decision has been taken on the first day of a CoP conference and the speed with which we have done so is unique, extraordinary and even historic.’
In this two-week-long important meeting, there will be detailed discussions on the reduction of emissions of harmful gases to the environment, while measures to reduce global warming will also be discussed.
The World Environment Organization has declared 2023 as the hottest year in human history and Pakistan is included in the list of countries most affected by the threats of global warming.
COP 28 is being billed as the largest gathering to assess the impacts of climate change and address them, with 97,000 delegates including Britain’s King Charles III.
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