Taliban to attend UN climate conference for first time

Taliban to attend UN climate conference for first time Diana Kwasniewska

The Taliban will take part in the United Nations climate conference. It will be held on November 11 in Azerbaijan.

24 ChannelCiting a diplomatic source, Reuters writes that representatives of the Taliban-controlled National Environment Agency were invited by Azerbaijan. Although there was no comment there.

What is known about the Taliban's participation in the UN conference

Taliban representatives will take part in a major United Nations climate conference that will begin next week, the Afghan Foreign Ministry reported on Sunday.

Although UN member states do not recognize the Taliban as the official government of Afghanistan, they will be able to participate in secondary discussions and hold bilateral meetings.

By the way, the Taliban are not recognized because of the strict restrictions they impose against women, for the same reason they cannot take a seat in the UN General Assembly.

Journalists reported that the UN climate change conference COP29 will begin in Azerbaijan on November 11 and will be one of the most important international events in which representatives of the Taliban will participate.

In recent years, the Taliban has participated in UN-organized meetings on Afghanistan in Qatar, and Taliban ministers have attended forums in China and Central Asia.

The head of the national agency, Matiul Haq Khalis, said that the delegation will use the conference to:

• strengthen cooperation with the international community on environmental protection and climate change,
• share Afghanistan's needs for access to existing climate finance mechanisms
• discuss adaptation and mitigation efforts.