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Festus Mogae, former president of Botswana

Two new UN envoys chosen to spearhead progress on climate change

18 September 2008
The former leader of Botswana and the immediate outgoing president of the United Nations General Assembly have been appointed as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s new Special Envoys on climate change, an issue that has been one of his top priorities since taking office last year.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
UN Photo/Mark Garten

Restoring ozone layer could ring in health, economic benefits – Ban

16 September 2008
Repairing the Earth’s badly-damaged ozone layer is not only to be undertaken in times of economic prosperity, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, stressing that depleting substances harmful to the layer could propel health, social and economic progress.