UK will provide vaccines to COP26 delegates
At the G7, the UK committed to a safe in-person COP26, and to provide vaccinations for registered participants who would otherwise be unable to get them.
The UK government plans to offer vaccinations to registered national delegations, observers (including civil society) and media delegates who cannot access vaccines through other means. This will be managed through the COP26 registration portal, which launched on the 28 June 2021.
The offer for registering for a vaccine closes on the 23 July. Accredited COP delegates being fully vaccinated will be an important mitigation measure to ensure the health and safety of both delegates, and the local community. The vaccination of registered delegates will be part of a wider package of measures the UK will have in place to be able to deliver a safe, in-person COP26.
COP26 is the 2021 edition of the United National Annual Climate Change Conference. The Conference of the Parties (COP) is integrated by the signatories of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - a treaty agreed in 1994 which has 197 Parties (196 countries and the EU). The 2021 conference, hosted by the UK, together with Italy, in Glasgow, will be the 26th meeting of the Parties.