H.E. Ambassador Katalin Bogyay, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations introduced Mr. János Pásztor, newly-appointed UN Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Change on 9 April 2015 in the event at Waterfall Mansion, organized by the UN Foundation in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Denmark, Peru and the United Kingdom.
At the reception organized in the run up to the Paris Climate Conference in December 2015 and dedicated to Mr. János Pásztor, newly-appointed UN Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Change, Ambassador Bogyay underlined that in order to address adequately the major global problems we have today, such as climate change, chronic underdevelopment and inequalities, the very idea of how we relate to nature must be transformed. Moreover, to mobilize the thinking power and resources required global partnerships between governments, civil society and private sector must be established. The Ambassador reconfirmed that Hungary has long been committed, in words and in action, to promoting scientific cooperation, in this spirit is exceptionally welcome that a fellow Hungarian has been appointed to spearhead efforts against climate change.
Enumerating some of the merits of Mr. Pásztor in the fields of science climate change the Ambassador highlighted that the Hungarian scientist has already his expertise and absolute commitment in numerous senior positions in the United Nations system, hence, ahead of the crucial conference at the end of this year in Paris, the process cannot be in better hands.
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