BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 15. Combating climate change requires close cooperation, Alexandre Zouev, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, Department of Peace Operations, said at a COP29 high-level session themed "Mobilizing Law Enforcement for Enhanced Climate Action" today, TurkicWorld reports.
"Effective measures to combat climate change require close and result-oriented cooperation between law enforcement agencies, environmental agencies, and international partners. Many environmental crimes have a transnational nature," he noted.
According to him, the UN is making efforts to improve the capabilities of law enforcement agencies through partnerships with institutions such as Interpol and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) opened on November 11. COP29, which is being held at the Baku Olympic Stadium, 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.
The key expectation from COP29 is to agree on a fair and ambitious New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance.
A total of 14 initiatives have been put forward by the COP29 Chairmanship.
