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Thousands march in the host city Belem calling for stronger climate action

Demonstrators in the host city Belem have been singing and chanting "free the Amazon"

Thousands of people have marched through the streets of Bel茅m, Brazil, demanding stronger action to confront global warming as the UN climate summit reaches its halfway point.

Also in today鈥檚 programme: we speak with a Ukrainian opposition MP about a major corruption scandal engulfing the country鈥檚 energy sector, which is regularly targeted by Russia; and we ask why the Icelandic language is under threat. We speak to the country鈥檚 former prime minister.

Presenter Julian Worricker is joined by Karin von Hippel, defence and security analyst, and Timothy Garton Ash, British historian and author. He is Professor of European Studies at St Antony鈥檚 College, University of Oxford.

Photo: Protest to call for climate justice and territorial protection, during COP30, in Belem.15 November, 2025. Reuters/Anderson Coelho

50 minutes

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  • Sun 16 Nov 2025 06:06GMT