Ghanaian girl cuts through jargon, delivers message at COP27

Ghanaian girl cuts through jargon, delivers message at COP27

Nakeeyat Dramani Sam, of Ghana, poses for photos at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. She made a plea for negotiators at the summit to come to an agreement that could help curb global warming. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

SHARM el-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — By their very nature, U.N. climate negotiations are filled with scientific and diplomatic jargon.

So, when 10-year-old Nakeeyat Dramani Sam spoke during a plenary session Friday with hundreds of delegates, her soft voice and direct message cut through the dryness, a reminder to negotiators and everybody listening that decisions made at climate talks can have a direct impact on people.