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Signage during the COP30 climate summit in Belem

UN slams 'meagre results' and 'fatal inaction' at COP30

The UN rights chief has lamented the "meagre results" at the COP30 climate summit, warning that the "fatal inaction" of leaders might one day be considered a crime against humanity.

COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago (centre) gestures next to his advisers after the plenary session was interrupted

Reaction to COP30 ranges from disappointment to support

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HUE PROVINCE, VIETNAM - NOVEMBER 22: A view of the flooded areas as the city of Hue slowly returns to normal, with some locations still cut off, in Hue Province, Vietnam, on November 22, 2025. Floods unlike anything Vietnam has seen in decades have left 6

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General view of the plenary on the second day of the G20 Leaders' Summit

G20 summit wraps up with agreement on debt burden

General view during the plenary session at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para state, Brazil

Compromise deal at COP30 sidesteps fossil fuels

Minister for Climate Darragh O'Brien speaking at COP30

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Mary Robinson speaks to camera

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Transparent public toilets in Haru-no-Ogawa Community Park was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban.
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Attendees walk in front of the main entrance to the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem

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Tina Stege (C), Climate Envoy for the Marshall Islands, delivers a press conference on the fossil fuel phase-out alongside representatives from more than a dozen countries during the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem

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Pope decries lack of political will on climate change

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Signage during the COP30 climate summit in Belem

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