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Today, a high-level plenary session on “Mobilizing law enforcement to strengthen action on climate change” was held in Baku as part of COP29, organized by the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan, APA reports. The event was attended by Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan Kamran Aliyev, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of Interior Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Director of the UN Office on Illicit Drugs and Crime Guda Val, President of COP29, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev, Assistant Secretary-General of the UN Alexander Zuyev, Prosecutor General of Russia Igor Krasnov, Prosecutor General of Kenya, President of the African Association of Prosecutors Renson Ingonga, Prosecutor General of Brazil Hindenburg Chateaubriand, Head of Interpol Ahmed Nasir Al Raisi, Director of Human Rights and Rule of Law of the European Union Gianluca Esposito.

The panel continued its work with discussions.

Strengthening the powers of law enforcement agencies in the fight against climate change will strengthen the fight against environmental crimes, oxu.az reports. This was stated by the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, President of COP29 Mukhtar Babayev at the high-level session “Mobilization of law enforcement agencies in the fight against climate change”.

“At COP28, the role of law enforcement agencies was highly appreciated. We intend to continue this direction at COP29. Our mission is clear: the fight against environmental crimes, the impact of climate change on animals and marine life, measures to protect the ecosystem and much more. Without the support of law enforcement agencies, it will be difficult to preserve our natural heritage,” the minister noted.