The decision to hold this year's edition of the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan is criticized by Human Rights Watch, writes AFP. Giorgi Gogia, the organization's deputy director for the Caucasus region, calls it a "vanity project".
- Azerbaijan really cares about its international reputation and prestige, and is very willing to host big events to wash away its deplorable human rights record, he says.
In addition to COP29, Azerbaijan has, among other things, hosted the football European Championship 2020 and the Eurovision song contest in 2012.
President Ilham Aliyev has ruled the country with an iron fist since 2003 when he succeeded his father. Aliyev is expected to be re-elected for a fifth term in Wednesday's election.
It is the second year in a row that the COP meeting is held in an oil state. According to the US State Department, Azerbaijan is "extremely dependent" on oil and gas production, which accounts for 92 percent of its export earnings.
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UN chief appeals for more climate finance
UN climate chief Simon Stiell is urging the world's countries to secure funding for initiatives to reduce global warming, ahead of COP29 in Azerbaijan in November, writes the Financial Times.
According to the newspaper, several countries have questioned whether any progress can really be made during the meeting in Baku, which will be the second climate summit in a row to be held in an oil country.
Some are said to have already set their sights on COP30, which will be held in Brazil next year, when the climate goals will be updated.
But Simon Stiell criticizes that attitude.
- Financing is a decisive factor in the world's climate fight.
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