French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius took just minutes to declare the pact adopted to the standing applause and whistles of delegates from almost 200 nations.
The deal comes at the tail end of the hottest year on record and after four years of fraught UN talks often pitting the interests of rich nations against poor, and imperilled island states against rising economic powerhouses. He global climate summit in Paris agreed a landmark accord yesterday, setting the course for a “historic” transformation of the world’s fossil fuel-driven economy within decades in a bid to arrest global warming. The pact, which comes after four years of fraught UN talks, commits rich and poor to acting on emissions Reuters Paris “I have come today to show backing for women candidates.” Another woman voter, Najla Harir said: “We are optimistic about a bright future for women in our homeland.” Saudi pro-women rights activist Hatoon al-Fassi said: “This is a new day. “This is a historic move,” the woman said. “I am happy for having voted for the first time in my life,” a woman said after leaving a polling station in the capital Riyadh. Saudi women vote for the first time Saudi women yesterday cast their ballots in the kingdom’s first elections in which women were allowed to vote and run as candidates, with rights activists hailing the occasion as “historic”.
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow inaugurated the conference.
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