Secretary-General's Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) announces that the first two years of the SE4ALL Decade will focus on women, energy and health

Dr Kandeh K. Yumkella, Secretary-General's Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All and Chief Executive of the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative, urged countries across Asia to commit to achieving sustainable energy for all by the year 2030 by increasing access to energy, improving energy efficiency and increasing the use of renewables. He was speaking at the Asia regional launch of the UN Decade for Sustainable Energy for All (2014-2024), hosted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) on the occasion of its annual flagship event Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS). Also present on the occasion were Dr Shashi Tharoor, Hon’ble Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Dr R K Pachauri, Director General, TERI and Mr Dev Sanyal, Executive Vice President and Group Chief of Staff, BP p.l.c.