The United Nations climate agency on Saturday published the latest draft proposal for a deal to tackle the issue of 'loss and damage' that said the summit would agree to launch a new fund to help countries cope with the cost of climate damage.
A general view of a collapsed building, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Nowshera, Pakistan August 30, 2022. REUTERS/Fayaz AzizSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 19 - The United Nations climate agency on Saturday published the latest draft proposal for a deal to tackle the issue of "loss and damage" that said the summit would agree to launch a new fund to help countries cope with the cost of climate damage.
Developing countries' call for a climate damage fund has dominated the U.N. negotiations over the last two weeks, pushing the summit past its scheduled Friday finish as countries struggled to strike a deal.
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