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UN conference on desertification opens in Riyadh
By Xinhua Published: Dec 03, 2024 08:55 AM
Guests attend the opening ceremony of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 2, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Guests attend the opening ceremony of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 2, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman Abdulmohsen AlFadley speaks at the opening ceremony of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 2, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman Abdulmohsen AlFadley speaks at the opening ceremony of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 2, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
This photo taken on Dec. 2, 2024 shows a performance during the opening ceremony of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo: Xinhua)

This photo taken on Dec. 2, 2024 shows a performance during the opening ceremony of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
This photo taken on Dec. 2, 2024 shows the opening ceremony of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo: Xinhua)

This photo taken on Dec. 2, 2024 shows the opening ceremony of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
Guests attend the opening ceremony of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 2, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Guests attend the opening ceremony of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 2, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
This photo taken on Dec. 2, 2024 shows the opening ceremony of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo: Xinhua)

This photo taken on Dec. 2, 2024 shows the opening ceremony of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo: Xinhua)