(Dubai, United Arab Emirates) The president of COP28 held a Majlis, a traditional Islamic session, on Sunday to bring ministers present at the conference to overcome their disagreements, warning them that “failure is not an option” .
Majlis, a term that literally means “places to sit,” are gatherings where guests sit in a circle, sometimes on the floor, to discuss on an equal footing and resolve problems.
The practice, which appears on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is also used for entertainment, to offer condolences and to organize wedding receptions.
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Majlis, a term that literally means “places to sit,” are gatherings where guests sit in a circle, sometimes on the floor, to discuss on an equal footing and resolve problems.
The meeting allowed for a “frank and productive conversation” indicated his team, which must present a new draft agreement Monday morning, 24 hours before the scheduled end of COP28, Tuesday morning.
The conference will end on time, its president, Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, has repeatedly repeated, who does not intend to see it continue like the previous ones, which did not fail to provoke eyebrows of doubt among many. many participants.