EU Foreign Ministers Should Urge UAE Rights Progress Ahead of COP28

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image The Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and COP28 UAE President-Designate, Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, attends a press conference at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, May 3, 2023. © 2023 John MacDougall/AP Photo Last month, the European Council proclaimed itself as “the global leader in climate action”. The November 13 EU Foreign Ministers meeting with COP28 President Sultan Al-Jaber of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the global climate conference is set to begin later this month, is the first real test…

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