Reacting to initial pledges totalling about US$420 million made on the first day of COP28 to finance the Loss and Damage Fund, which is intended to assist communities in developing countries suffering from disastrous weather events and other harms caused by global warming, Amnesty International’s Climate Advisor Ann Harrison said: “While agreement on operating the Loss and Damage Fund is a welcome step after years of negotiations to address the massive human rights harms already suffered by