'Bangladesh tries to do its best for the Rohingya'
Filippo Grandi is the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. While on a five-day visit to Bangladesh, on 25 May he spoke about various aspects of the Rohingya crisis in an interview with Prothom Alo's diplomatic correspondent Raheed Ejaz. The current regime led by the army finally renewed the MoU between the Myanmar government, the UNDP and the UNHCR. It was a three-year agreement which expired last year. So we had to negotiate with the de facto authority for its renewal. That was not very easy. That was a very limited international engagement because this is not a recognised government. Since it is a humanitarian activity we were authorised by everybody including the UN to negotiate along with the UNDP. Less than two months ago we got the permission for the negotiation. Now the next step is to expand those activities. We have access on the strength of the agreement. Now we have this permission. In Myanmar you need to have an MoU that allows you to work. Then movements have to be authorised one by one. This was same in the previous government. It is constant discussion and negotiation. We never stop having access. Even when the MoU was lapsed, we could continue our activities but that was reduced because we didn't get permission to renew it. Now we can do that. We will continue to be engaged from the humanitarian point of view with the de facto authority.
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.