The 29th annual United Nations climate conference (COP 29) began on Monday in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. From November 11 to 22, representatives from nearly 200 countries will meet to discuss ways to limit the long-term global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, set by the Paris Agreement in 2015, and prepare for the future shift. climatic.
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Vatican City, Thursday, November 14, 2024 (REI): Pope Francis hopes the conference will focus on humanity and the well-being of our common home.
“I hope that COP29 will demonstrate that the international community is willing to go beyond its own priorities and focus on the well-being of humanity and our common home, which God has entrusted to our care and responsibility,” the Pope said in his Message X of November 14 Assigned to.
In his second message X, the Pope encouraged helping the poor, saying: “Helping the weak is always a right, because theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Matthew 5:3) Every time we reach out and help a vulnerable person, we have the opportunity to touch the body of Christ.”
