Afghanistan's Taliban officials will attend a UN climate summit for the second time as observers
Kabul says Afghanistan needs representation and climate finance as more than 1.6 million people were displaced by climate impacts last year, U.N. data show.
- On Tuesday, Afghan Taliban officials confirmed plans to attend the upcoming COP31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, as observers, marking their second appearance at a conference organized by The United Nations since returning to power in 2021.
- The United Nations has not allowed the Taliban to claim Afghanistan's seat at the General Assembly, citing their strict interpretation of Islamic law and severe restrictions on women, including a ban on education beyond the 6th grade.
- Afghanistan remains one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, facing a compounding crisis of drought and water scarcity; between April and December last year, more than 1.6 million people left their homes due to climate impacts.
- Kabul argues representation is vital for accessing climate finance to help citizens, though Samsoor Watan executive director Sayedmuhammad Sulimankhil urges the international community to decouple climate support from political recognition of the Taliban.
- Leadership groups of The United Nations climate conferences have deferred decisions on who represents Afghanistan since the Baku summit, largely freezing Kabul out of formal negotiations despite their presence as observers.
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Afghanistan’s Taliban officials will attend a UN climate summit for the second time as observers
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan's Taliban officials have been invited as observers and are planning to attend an upcoming U.N. climate summit for the second time, a Kabul official said Tuesday. The summit starts next week in the Mediterranean city of…
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Afghanistan's Taliban officials will attend a UN climate summit for the second time as observers
Taliban officials have been invited to attend an upcoming U.N. climate summit as observers for the second time since returning to power in Afghanistan, a Kabul official said Tuesday. The summit starts next week in the Mediterranean city of Antalya in Turkey.
Afghanistan's Taliban officials will attend UN climate summit for second time
Taliban officials have been invited to attend an upcoming U.N. climate summit as observers for the second time since returning to power in Afghanistan, a Kabul official said Tuesday. The summit starts next week in the Mediterranean city of Antalya in Turkey.
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