Egypt gears up to host next climate summit
Egypt will host the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2022 amid international human rights objections.
Egypt will host the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2022, while the United Arab Emirates will receive participants in the COP28 in 2023.
In a statement issued Nov. 11, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment said, “Egypt will officially host the upcoming Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh in 2022.” The selection announcement was made at the Glasgow conference (COP26), currently in session.
