UN will continue to support Bangladesh on Rohingya issue: Mia Seppo
United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator here Mia Seppo said her organisation would provide continuous support to Bangladesh on Rohingya issue as she paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Ganabhaban residence. "We will continue to support Bangladesh on the Rohingya issue," she said. During the meeting, Sheikh Hasina said Rohingyas were sheltered in Bangladesh on humanitarian grounds, but they (Rohingya) are now creating social problems. he premier said," The Rohingyas should return to their country." PM's press secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed the newsmen after the meeting. Sheikh Hasina said that the non-government organisation (NGOs) which are working in Bangladesh can do their parts for the Rohingyas in their homeland. During the meeting, they have also discussed Covid-19, climate change and women empowerment. About women empowerment, the prime minister said that women participation was ensured in every government job particularly in the armed forces and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and in the socio-political arena. On climate issues, Sheikh Hasina, also President of the ruling Awami League said that her party and its associate bodies have been conducting a campaign of planting trees in large numbers alongside the government to protect the environment.
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China's carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China's emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. In 2020, China's President Xi Jinping said his country would aim for its emissions to reach their highest point before 2030 and for carbon neutrality before 2060. His statement has now been confirmed as China's official position ahead of the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow. But China has not said exactly how these goals will be achieved.
Why China's climate policy matters to us all
China's carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China's emissions, the world cannot win the fight against climate change. In 2020, China's President Xi Jinping said his country would aim for its emissions to reach their highest point before 2030 and for carbon neutrality before 2060. His statement has now been confirmed as China's official position ahead of the COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow. But China has not said exactly how these goals will be achieved.
Deliver on promises, developing world tells rich at climate talks
A crucial U.N. conference heard calls on its first day for the world's major economies to keep their promises of financial help to address the climate crisis, while big polluters India and Brazil made new commitments to cut emissions. World leaders, environmental experts and activists all pleaded for decisive action to halt the global warming which threatens the future of the planet at the start of the two-week COP26 summit in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Monday. The task facing negotiators was made even more daunting by the failure of the Group of 20 major industrial nations to agree ambitious new commitments at the weekend.