Belem – Photos of protesters show the exact moment indigenous people stormed the doors of the Blue Zone of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30). They were part of a demonstration that took place on Tuesday night (11/11) and was contained by UN security guards.
The picture shows the moment the first door fell. Then a crowd of people follows, knocking on other doors, occupying the credential area and the metal detectors. Members of the United Nations Security Department (UNDSS) rush in and stop the advance. At least one security guard was injured and was seen bleeding and was helped by his colleagues who placed him in a wheelchair.
The demonstrators were able to approach within 20 meters of the wings of the Blue Zone. This is a restricted area, where authorities usually roam. Ministers of state, diplomats and negotiators pass through it He stands From their countries. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) has not yet responded when contacted.
Indigenous people participated in a demonstration organized by the Global Health and Climate March, with the participation of about 3,000 people. They left the avenue. Duque de Caxias, in the central region of Belém, to the headquarters of the thirtieth session of the Conference of the Parties, on a 1.5 km road. The authority says that it has adhered to “previously signed agreements with the COP30 organization.”
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The organization stated in a statement that “the group that headed to Zona Azul after the end of the march was not part of the organization or the official statement of the operation, but rather participated independently.” They stated that the goal was to “draw attention to the public health impacts of climate change and the urgent need for policies that protect both people and the planet.”
Confusion
The injured member of the security team was treated by his colleagues, and he was transported in a wheelchair through the Blue Zone corridor. After expelling the demonstrators, police used wooden tables to set up barricades on doors, according to reports from people who closely followed the unrest.
The team isolated the main entrance to the Blue Zone with two human cordons, and removed all the people inside. Security in the COP Blue Zone is provided by agents hired by the United Nations, who have requested reinforcements from state agents and civilian firefighters.
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