Former UN leader Ban Ki-Moon accuses COP26 of 'failing the world' November 08, 2021 at 04:25AM

Former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the UN COP26 climate summit in Glasgow to take the necessary steps to cut carbon emissions and adapt to the changing climate, saying the conference has been "failing the world." "The COP26 could not be more important, because the reality is we have been failing, we have been failing the world," Ban said.