Young girl gifts doll to PM Shehbaz at COP29 summit in Baku

An adorable video of a young girl presenting a doll to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the COP29 Climate Action Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, surfaced online.

As PM Shehbaz was walking with government officials at the summit, the girl followed him, asking for a selfie.

She then handed him the doll, which he accepted with a smile and posed for a picture with her.

The United Nations Climate Action Summit began in Baku, Azerbaijan, and will run until November 22. Representatives from 197 countries and the European Union are attending COP29.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif joined the conference on Wednesday, where he emphasised the urgent need for action on climate change.

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کچھ لمحات بہت ہی خوبصورت نقوش چھوڑتے ہیں؛ جیسے وزیراعظم شہبازشریف سے بچی کا ملنا، ڈول کا گفٹ اور سیلفی لینا؛ وزیراعظم صاحب کی مسکراہٹ کتنی اپنائیت بھری اور خوبصورت لگ رہی ہے💕 pic.twitter.com/Lqg88WL8hU

— ندیّا اطہر (@naddiyyaathar) November 13, 2024

In his address at COP29, PM Shehbaz stressed that commitments made at COP27, COP28, and the Paris Agreement a decade ago must now be implemented.

He higlighted Pakistan's efforts to tackle climate change and called on the international community to support developing nations like Pakistan in their environmental initiatives.

He congratulated Azerbaijan’s President for hosting the summit, noting the importance of understanding and addressing climate change’s impacts, which affect countries worldwide.

Shedding light on Pakistan's vulnerability, the Prime Minister recalled the devastating 2022 floods, which claimed nearly 1,700 lives, destroyed thousands of acres of crops, and displaced millions.

The floods also led to the collapse of school buildings, resulting in an economic loss exceeding $30 billion for Pakistan.