Baku, Azerbaijan - November 21, 2024 U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on all parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to manage differences and work together to achieve new climate finance targets -- the primary task of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UNFCCC. The COP29 kicked off in Azerbaijan's capital city of Baku on Nov 11 and ran until Nov 22 . This year's climate conference is aimed at seeking a new climate change funding goal to replace the existing collective target of mobilizing and providing 100 billion U.S. dollars annually by developed countries in support of developing countries. Guterres said that failure is not an option, as it could jeopardize recent climate action and undermine the ambition to develop new national climate action plans. He also stressed that the world needs countries to unite amid geopolitical differences and uncertainties, and called on all parties to look at the overall situation and find a way out of differences. Shotlist: Baku, Azerbaijan - Nov 11, 2024: 1. Various of COP29 signs; Baku, Azerbaijan - Nov 18, 2024 2. Various of words reading "COP29: Mobilizing funds and enabling action to keep 1.5ºC within reach" on wall; Baku, Azerbaijan - Nov 21, 2024 3. U.N. Secretary-General at podium, attendees; 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, U.N. Secretary-General: "I felt that the delegations are still largely with their initial positions. So now is the moment to move from the initial positions and to find the areas of possible compromise. And my appeal to all parties is to do exactly that."; Baku, Azerbaijan - Nov 11, 2024 5. Sign for entrance to COP29; 6. Participants chatting; 7. Participants outside venue of COP29; Baku, Azerbaijan - Nov 21, 2024 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, U.N. Secretary-General: "A success is important to build [building] trust between nations. International cooperation centered on the Paris Agreement is indispensable to climate action. Amid geopolitical divisions and uncertainties, the world needs countries to come together here in Baku."; Baku, Azerbaijan - Nov 11, 2024 9. Various of national flag of Azerbaijan, U.N. flag. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland, For news purpose only/No archive/Not for other production use]