New UN Secretary-General Expected to Make Climate Impacts on Refugees Central Issue

摘要

Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres was unanimiously nominated Oct. 6 by the United Nations Security Council to become the ninth secretary-general of the UN, likely raising the profile of the plight of refugees in future climate talks. Climate change was a central issue in the selection process. Outgoing Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pushed so hard for climate action, and Christiana Figueres, former head of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, was one of the 13 declared candidates for the job.