UN Flags Security Failures as Brazil Unveils WHO‑Backed Health Adaptation Plan at COP30

Overview

• UN climate chief Simon Stiell sent a formal letter citing a serious breach that allowed protesters into the Blue Zone, alleging insufficient policing, instructions to avoid dispersal, and infrastructure risks including extreme heat and water ingress.
• Brazil’s Casa Civil said UN requests are being met with expanded security perimeters, added barriers, and joint action by Federal Police and the National Force, while COP30 president André Corrêa do Lago said security issues are resolved.
• Persistent complaints about heat and ventilation led to additional air‑conditioning and structural fixes after leaks, and First Lady Rosângela ‘Janja’ Lula da Silva publicly apologized for high temperatures at an event.
• Brazil launched the Plano de Ação de Saúde de Belém, billed as the first international climate‑health adaptation plan recognized by WHO, alongside an initial US$300 million pledge from a philanthropic coalition including Wellcome, Bloomberg, Gates and Rockefeller.
• The government announced domestic spending of R$4.6 billion to climate‑proof health units in the Amazon and R$1.4 billion to rebuild Rio Grande do Sul’s health system, as Indigenous leaders pressed for direct access to adaptation finance and broader participation.