Geneva hosts briefing on green digital activities during COP29

A briefing for heads of diplomatic missions from various foreign countries accredited in Geneva was recently conducted.

The Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan provided this information to Caliber.Az.

Organized by the International Telecommunication Union, the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the UN in Geneva, and the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, the briefing focused on the Green Digital Activity initiative during SOR29.

Approximately 30 diplomatic missions in Geneva attended the event.

Key speakers included Thomas Lamanauskas, Deputy Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union; Galib Israfilov, Azerbaijan's Permanent Representative in Geneva; Bakhtiyar Mammadov, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport; and Elmar Mammadov, Head of the Economic Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They highlighted the significance of the initiative.

The event featured a presentation on the initiative, discussing preparations for the high-level event, planned activities, and key priorities moving forward.

The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) is scheduled to take place in Azerbaijan from November 11 to 22. This venue was selected during the COP28 plenary session held in Dubai on December 11, 2023. The event is anticipated to attract around 70,000 to 80,000 international participants over its two-week duration.

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which was signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, aims to avert significant human interference with the climate system.

The COP, or "Conference of the Parties," serves as the primary decision-making body responsible for overseeing the UNFCCC's implementation, which includes 198 member states. Generally, the COP convenes annually unless otherwise decided; the inaugural COP took place in Berlin in March 1995, with its secretariat located in Bonn.

By Tamilla Hasanova