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Celebrating the adoption of the Paris Agreement

Five people hold hands up in the air to celebrate the adoption of the Paris Agreement.

United Nations members celebrate the adoption of the Paris Agreement on 12 December 2015. The Paris Agreement is an international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 195 parties at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris, France. It entered into force on 4 November 2016.

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