India, Sept. 3 -- The United Nations (UN) climate head has invited heads of state and government to showcase their nationally determined contribution (NDC) targets at the United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Special Event on Climate Action in New York on September 24.

In a letter to 196 parties to the Paris Agreement, as well as observer organisations and states, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Simon Stiell on Wednesday called on all parties to announce their NDCs by the end of September.

"Nationally Determined Contributions, NDCs 3.0, must be submitted as soon as possible. Submissions by the end of September will be included in the 2025 NDC Synthesis Report. This report...