Statement by Mary Robinson on her Appointment as United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Change

In March of this year Mary Robinson extended her mandate as United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa at the request of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The Secretary-General has now asked her to relinquish this mandate to accept another - the post of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Change.

There was a degree of urgency in the appointment because of the 2014 Climate Summit which the Secretary-General will host in September with Heads of State and Government, business, civil society amongst those invited to attend. Therefore the Secretary-General asked Mary Robinson to accept the post, with immediate effect, which will continue to the climate talks to be held in Paris in December 2015.

See full Press Release: http://www.mrfcj.org/news/statement-mary-robinson-appointment-special-envoy-climate-change.html