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UN chief appoints climate change official

Xinhua, January 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has appointed Janos Pasztor of Hungary as the first-ever Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change, a UN spokesperson said here Friday.

In this capacity, Pasztor will serve as the Senior Adviser of the Secretary-General on climate change until the 21st UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference to be held this December in Paris, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric read the announcement at the daily news briefing.

Pasztor's tenure will focus on supporting efforts towards a universal climate agreement in 2015 and mobilizing global climate action on the ground, including through coherent United Nations System-wide action, Dujarric said.

Pasztor comes from his position as Acting Executive Director of Conservation, and Director of Policy and Science at World Wildlife Fund (WWF) International, according to the announcement.

He also boasts a rich experience within the UN system, having served as the Executive Secretary of the UN Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Global Sustainability from 2011 to 2012 and as the Director of the Secretary-General's Climate Change Support Team from 2008 to 2010. Endite