The United States has officially pulled out from the Paris
Climate Agreement, effective January 27, 2026.
UN spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, revealed this at a news
briefing on Tuesday in New York.
Recall that the historic accord reached by 193
countries in December 2015 in a bid to keep temperature rises to below 1.5°C
above pre-industrial levels, was signed by the U.S. on April 22, 2016.
During the first Trump administration the U.S. withdrew from
the Agreement effective November 4 2020, before his successor took the country
back into the accord on February 19, 2021.
According to the UN spokesperson, the latest withdrawal
would not lead to any slowdown in the UN’s efforts to combat climate change.
“We reaffirm our commitment to the Paris Agreement and to
support all effective efforts to limit the rise in global temperature to 1.5
degrees Celsius,” Dujarric said.
She said that the international community continues to work
towards the goals set by the Agreement, despite the U.S.’s decision to
withdraw.
In a related development, World Health Organisation, WHO,
has appealed for concerted action to tackle neglected tropical diseases, which
impact more than one billion people, often with devastating health, social and
economic consequences.
It was gathered that every year, around 800 to 900
million people are treated for at least one neglected tropical disease,
according to the UN health agency, which warned that global warming has emerged
as a threat in this field of medicine.
The list of tropical diseases is a long one and includes
Buruli ulcer, Chagas disease, dengue, chikungunya and dracunculiasis.
They tend to thrive among vulnerable people who live in
poverty and are caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi and toxins.
The WHO said that progress in tackling these diseases
remains hampered by a lack of investment and conflict, ahead of World Neglected
Tropical Disease Day on Thursday.
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