UN Climate Talks Focus on Urgent Financial Aid for Poor Nations

Leaders emphasize the need for a new aid package as climate disasters escalate and economic impacts deepen.

Azerbaijan's ecology minister, Mukhtar Babayev, underscores financial aid as the top priority for upcoming UN climate talks.
UN climate official Simon Stiell highlights the severe economic and human toll of climate change from his devastated hometown in Grenada.
Record-breaking storm Beryl exemplifies the increasing frequency and intensity of climate disasters affecting vulnerable regions.
Previous pledges of $100 billion annually from rich to poor nations have been met, but new, more ambitious goals are required.
The 'loss and damage' fund, created for reparations from wealthy nations, aims to provide much-needed financial relief to affected countries.