Resolution to Rohingya crisis is in Myanmar, not Bangladesh
Tom Andrews, UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, on Sunday said Bangladesh should not bear all the responsibility for the Rohingya crisis as it began in Myanmar. “Myanmar is the source of this crisis, and it's where a resolution ultimately resides. It is also where the Rohingya community is anxious to return,” said Andrew in a press conference at the end of his first official visit to Bangladesh. The press conference was held at the InterContinental Hotel in Dhaka. Earlier, the UN expert visited Bhasan Char Island, where the government has so far relocated nearly 19,000 refugees. “I look forward to returning to a Myanmar where justice, human rights and human decency finally prevail, and I can meet with the Rohingya community not as refugees but as citizens in their own country, Myanmar,” he said at the press conference. He also said that he came to Bangladesh at a critical point for all Myanmar people, including the Rohingya who have taken refuge in Cox’s Bazar. “The people of Myanmar need and deserve our support. The international community cannot afford to ignore this crisis,” he said. Regarding security concerns in Bashan Char, he said: “I was pleased that, without exception, every Rohingya resident of Bashan Char Island who I spoke with was satisfied with the security and found relief in being free from the dangers that exist in the camps on Cox's Bazar.” When asked if he had found anyone who had been coerced to leave the Cox’s Bazar camps for Bashan Char, he said there may have been some coercion, but he did not see any.
India targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2070, says Modi
India’s economy will become carbon neutral by the year 2070, the country’s prime minster has announced at the COP26 climate crisis summit in Glasgow. The target date is two decades beyond what scientists say is needed to avert catastrophic climate impacts. India is the last of the world’s major carbon polluters to announce a net-zero target, with China saying it would reach that goal in 2060, and the United States and the European Union aiming for 2050.
COP26: What climate summit means for one woman in Bangladesh
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.