Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
President-designate of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), Mr. Alok Sharma, has visited Nigeria to discuss how the United Kingdom can work with Nigeria to address its climate change challenges.
In his first visit to Nigeria in that position, Sharma who met leaders from government, the private sector and civil society, stressed the need for urgent climate change action ahead of the UK-hosted COP26 summit in November in Glasgow.
He added that the COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Pandemic tops agenda as UK hosts G7 leaders meet next week
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Last Updated: Feb 14, 2021, 10:25 AM IST
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host G7 heads of state for a virtual meeting on Friday, their first gathering since April 2020 and US President Joe Biden s first major multilateral engagement since taking office last month.
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London: Britain said Saturday it will use the first leaders meeting of its G7 presidency next week to seek more global cooperation on coronavirus vaccine distribution and post-pandemic recovery plans. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host G7 heads of state for a virtual meeting on Friday, their first gathering since April 2020 and US President Joe Biden s first major multilateral engagement since taking office last month.
Pandemic tops agenda as UK hosts G7 leaders meet next week Sun 14th February 2021 | 08:10 AM
London, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Feb, 2021 ) :Britain said Saturday it will use the first leaders meeting of its G7 presidency next week to seek more global cooperation on coronavirus vaccine distribution and post-pandemic recovery plans.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host G7 heads of state for a virtual meeting on Friday, their first gathering since April2020 and US President Joe Biden s first major multilateral engagement since taking office last month.
They are meeting at a seaside retreat in Cornwall in southwestern England on June 11-13, after last year s gathering in the United States was shelved because of the pandemic.