BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 15. Holding COP29 in Baku is an indicator of Azerbaijan's growing authority, the Ombudsperson Sabina Aliyeva said at the interactive discussion of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan on “Climate Justice on Human Rights: The Role of National Human Rights Institutions” within COP29, Trend reports.
She noted that ombudspersons and national human rights institutions, as one of the main actors in ensuring climate justice, play an important role in protecting the right to a healthy environment, occupying one of the important places in the human rights system, as well as in protecting the rights of groups vulnerable to climate change.
"In this regard, the representation of the Ombudsperson of Azerbaijan in the COP29 Organizing Committee, established by the relevant decree of President Ilham Aliyev, also serves the purpose of taking into account human rights aspects in times of climate change.
Being a member of the COP29 Organizing Committee, the National Human Rights Institution has tried in every possible way to contribute to the process for the sake of organizing this prestigious event at a high level, which is currently an indicator of great respect and confidence in Azerbaijan on the global plane, in order to achieve successful results for our country and humanity as a whole,” she added.
The opening of COP29 took place on November 11 in Baku's Olympic Stadium and will continue until November 22. It is the largest event organized by Azerbaijan to date and the first time in the region that it is being held in Azerbaijan.
As part of COP29, the highest-level event, the World Leaders' Summit on Climate Action, was held on November 12-13.
The main expectation from COP29 is to agree on a fair and ambitious New Collective Quantitative Goal (NCQG) on climate finance.
In addition to being a top priority that creates the conditions for action, creating climate finance will also help fulfill the 1.5°C pledge by bringing everyone together.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is an agreement signed at the Rio Earth Summit in June 1992 to prevent dangerous human interference in the climate system. The acronym COP (Conference of Parties) stands for “Conference of Parties” and is the highest legislative body overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change.
A total of 198 countries are parties to the Convention. Unless otherwise decided by the parties, COP is held annually. The first COP event was held in March 1995 in Berlin, and its secretary is based in Bonn.
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