Mr. Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, was re-elected as 
the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)'s Assembly President and Council 
Chairman on October 16 for the term of February 20, 2020-February 19, 2022. The 
2-year appointment was unanimously approved by the 33 Member countries of GGGI, 
and announced today during the joint session of the GGGI Assembly and Council 
in Seoul.

As GGGI President & Chair, Mr. Ban will champion green growth and advocate at 
the highest levels the need for cooperation and action to address climate 
change and transition to low-carbon, sustainable and inclusive economies.  

In his role, Mr. Ban will enable GGGI to implement its recently adopted 
Strategy 2030, which aims to build low-carbon, resilient, inclusive and 
sustainable economies, and strengthen collaboration with other international 
and regional organizations and initiatives, including the Global Commission on 
Adaptation and the Republic of Korea's National Council on Climate Change and 
Air Quality.

Mr. Ban was first appointed GGGI Assembly President and Council Chair on 
February 20, 2018. Over the course of his first term, GGGI's membership 
expanded by welcoming six new Member countries and the organization helped 
developing countries mobilize over USD 800 million in climate finance. 

As Secretary-General of the UN between 2007 and 2016, Mr. Ban sought to be a 
bridge builder, to give voice to the world's poorest and most vulnerable, and 
to make the organization more transparent and effective. Mr. Ban worked closely 
with member states of the UN to shape the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable 
Development and to establish UN Women.

The 8th Session of the Assembly and 12th Session of the Council Joint Session 
convened during Global Green Growth Week 2019: Unlocking Renewable Energy 
Potential. GGGW2019 is organized by GGGI in cooperation with LG Chemical, 
REN21, the Korea Energy Agency, the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership, the 
Incheon Global Campus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of 
Korea, and AMCHAM Korea.

For more information: media.gggi.org [https://media.gggi.org/] 

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SOURCE: Global Green Growth Institute