SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-WORLD BANK OFFICIAL-COP16

(241212) -- RIYADH, Dec. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Valerie Hickey, global director of the World Bank's Environment Department, speaks during a side event of the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 4, 2024. TO GO WITH "Interview: China's Ni