BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 5. The voices of religious leaders stand vital for advancing climate change action and achieving climate justice, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video address to the participants of the Global Baku Summit of Religious Leaders today, TurkicWorld reports.
He indicated that harsh temperatures, intense fires, droughts, and extensive flooding are resulting in significant repercussions for the globe.
The secretary-general stressed the importance of action to ensure that countries have new national climate plans that are consistent with the goal of limiting global warming by next year.
To note, a Global Summit of Religious Leaders is being held as part of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associations, the Muslim Council of Elders, the Caucasus Muslims Office (CMO), and the United Nations Environment Program in Baku.
The global forum is set to roll out the red carpet for around 30 leaders from both secular and traditional religions, heads of prominent religious centers - patriarchs, officials from the Vatican, and Al-Azhar, along with internationally recognized religious and public figures hailing from various corners of the globe and diverse faiths, representatives from government, academia, and religious institutions hailing from 55 countries and 30 international organizations, and media representatives.
