COP29 President-Designate Mukhtar Babayev held a Zoom meeting today with members of the COP29 NGO Coalition and answered their questions, according to the Azerbaijan National NGO Forum, APA reports.
The meeting was also attended by Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP29 Nigar Arpadarai, Youth Climate Champion for COP29 Leyla Hasanova, representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, UNFCCC Observer Organizations Coordinator Shakhriyar Hajiyev, the COP29 Presidency's national coordinator at the UNFCCC Headquarters (Bonn) Toghrul Feyziyev, and other individuals.
During the meeting, questions were answered, and issues were clarified. International NGOs highly appreciated the open dialogue between the COP29 Presidency, the Azerbaijani government, and civil society.
The COP29 NGO Coalition was established in July 2024 at the initiative of the Azerbaijan National NGO Forum. In a short period, 260 NGOs from 60 countries joined the Coalition, 90 of which fall under the UNFCCC Constituency category. Eight out of the nine UNFCCC Constituencies are represented in the Coalition. Additionally, many umbrella organizations that unite hundreds of NGOs are part of the Coalition. From Azerbaijan, there is only one organization, the umbrella entity Azerbaijan National NGO Forum.
The Forum announced that similar meetings will continue.
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