Nairobi, March 6 -- During the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 6), a resolution was proposed on Solar Radiation Modification (SRM), also known as solar geoengineering.

The resolution aimed to combat global warming, and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Executive Director, Ms Inger Andersen, hoped it would be passed.

However, the resolution was withdrawn on the final day, causing disappointment for those who supported it and a victory for those who opposed it.

This resolution was proposed by Switzerland, and some of the countries that rejected it were Somalia, Gabon, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Botswana.

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