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Macron opens Paris summit to help developing nations face climate crisis

France's President Emmanuel Macron pictured recently at the International Paris Air Show. This Thursday and Friday, President Macron hosts world leaders in the French capital for a Summit for a New Global Financing Pact. © via REUTERS / POOL

Heads of state, finance leaders and activists from around the world are converging in Paris to attend a summit which aims to overhaul the world's development banks and help developing countries face the challenges of a warmer and stormier world.

While restructuring debt and reducing poverty will be part of the two-day summit that begins Thursday, climate will be the main driver, with representatives from developing nations in Africa, Asia and elsewhere taking prominent seats at the table.

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