The United Nations has appointed Patricia Espinosa, a Mexican diplomat, as the top U.N. official leading the fight against global warming.
Espinosa said in a statement Thursday that she is "grateful and honored" to be named executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The appointment was announced by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
[divider style="solid" top="20" bottom="20"]Mexico joins 174 other countries in historic climate change agreement[divider style="solid" top="20" bottom="20"]
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