NEW YORK — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced January 31, 2014 the appointment of Michael Bloomberg of the United States as his Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change.
Mr. Bloomberg will assist the Secretary-General in his consultations with mayors and related key stakeholders in order to raise political will and mobilize action among cities as part of his long-term strategy to advance efforts on climate change, including bringing concrete solutions to the 2014 Climate Summit that the Secretary-General will host in New York on 23 September.
