UN Secretary-General appoints Indian to high-level climate change post
UN Secretary-General appoints Indian to high-level climate change post
A Senior Indian Official, Ovais Sarmad Has Been Appointed As The Deputy Executive Secretary Of The United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change (UNFCCC). Under This, The Landmark Paris Agreement Was Negotiated And Adopted. PTI | Updated on: 16 May 2017, 08:02:38 AM
United Nations:
A senior Indian official, Ovais Sarmad has been appointed as the Deputy Executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Under this, the landmark Paris agreement was negotiated and adopted.
Sarmad, 57, was appointed to the post at the assistant secretary-general level by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said Stephane Djuarric, the spokesperson forGuterres. The appointment has been made after consultation with the Conference of Parties through its Bureau
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