Campaign to Elect a Female Secretary-General
- Fiona Curtin, Thomas G. Weiss and Stephen Browne
- • April 3, 2016
The results of the latest FUNDS survey of global experts, conducted during the winter of 2015-16, contains clear messages about the next United Nations secretary-general: s/he should be a world leader with integrity and political courage who will prioritize…
- Categories: General Assembly, Secretary-General, Security Council
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • March 3, 2016
For the first time in United Nations history, officially announced candidates for the secretary-general race, underway this year, will be interviewed publicly in the General Assembly along the lines of a standard democratic election. Mogens Lykketoft, the Assembly president…
- Categories: General Assembly, Secretary-General, Security Council, Women
- Shazia Z. Rafi
- • February 18, 2016
Corridor diplomacy — private nonmeetings, informal discussions — has been the norm at the United Nations since its founding 70 years ago. It is the preferred method of its most powerful organ, the Security Council, particularly now, as the…
- Categories: General Assembly, Secretary-General
- Barbara Crossette
- • April 13, 2015
In 70 years of United Nations history, Eastern Europe has been the only regional group in the organization that has never filled the position of secretary-general. Western Europe has had three secretaries-general; Asia and Africa, two each; and Latin…
- Categories: Secretary-General, Security Council, US-UN Relations, Women
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