Indigenous Activists Breach UN Security at Climate Summit

The protesters had traveled 30 days by ship to make their point on deforestation to the delegates and world leaders gathered in Belem.Security personnel (R) stand behind a fence outside the venue for the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 11, 2025. Joshua A. Bickel/AP Photo11/12/2025|Updated: 11/12/2025Dozens of indigenous protesters forced their way into the United Nations compound hosting the COP30 climate summit in Brazil on Tuesday, clashing with security guards at the entrance.The protesters demanded better protection against deforestation and carried flags with slogans calling for land rights or signs saying, “Our land is not for sale.”Rachel Roberts is a London-based journalist with a background in local then national news. She focuses on health and education stories and has a particular interest in vaccines and issues impacting children.Author’s Selected Articles