Rights of Persons with Disabilities Must be Protected During Climate Emergencies in Kazakhstan

By Avilash Roul in Editor’s Picks,Opinions on 14 January 2025

Last year’s Baku Climate Conference, the 29th Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Conventions on Climate Change (UNFCCC), concluded with mixed outcomes. While the contentious negotiations on climate finance took center stage at COP29, the plights of the most climate-vulnerable groups, especially persons with disabilities (PWDs), were largely …

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