The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time

Taliban attends major UN climate summit for first time since seizing power

It is one of the most significant global conferences to include the Taliban, who do not have official recognition as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan’s Taliban to attend UN climate conference for the first time

The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the country’s 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 medi…

Afghanistan attends UN climate talks for 1st time since Taliban’s return to power

Matuil Haq Khalis said Afghanistan is among the worst affected nations by climate change

The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time

The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their 2021 takeover of Afghanistan, the country’s national environment agency said.

Afghanistan to attend climate talks, first since Taliban return

An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power. Afghanistan is ranked as the country sixth most vulnerable to climate change and Taliban authorities have pushed to participate in COP summits, saying their political isolation shouldn't bar them from international climate talks. Having tried and fai…

Taliban joins UN climate conference for the first time in Azerbaijan

For the first time since seizing control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban has been invited to participate in an official United Nations climate event. Led by Matiul Haq Khalis, the head of Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency, a Taliban delegation arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 10 to attend COP29, the UN’s 29th annual climate conference. This unprecedented invitation has sparked discussion about the place of…