Belém, Brazil, Nov 19, 2025 (AFP) - COP30 dragged into clash over gender language

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2025-11-19
A row over the definition of gender risks complicating the outcome of COP30 climate talks in Brazil, after six governments moved to attach their own interpretations as footnotes to a key text. Negotiators say the effort -- by Paraguay, Argentina, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia as well as the Holy See -- seeks to block recognition of trans and non-binary people and would set a "harmful precedent" that could seep into other shared decisions taken by the......
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