Jan Eliasson
- Joanne Myers
- • September 14, 2016
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As the special envoy to the United Nations secretary-general on international migration since 2006, Peter Sutherland, an Irishman, has minced few words on the topic of people leaving their homes in search of better lives. In his role at the …
- Categories: General Assembly, Human Rights, Migration, Refugees, UN Special Envoys
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- Barbara Crossette
- • July 6, 2016
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In a year when people who follow the United Nations are focusing on the election of the next secretary-general, the center of early action in that election has moved for the first time in history from the secretive deliberations of …
- Categories: General Assembly, Secretary-General, UN Diplomats
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- Vesna Jaksic Lowe
- • May 25, 2016
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Thailand said it had no enemies, while Kazakhstan pointed out it had voluntarily given up the fourth-largest nuclear arsenal in the world more than two decades ago. Sweden emphasized it was militarily nonaligned. Italy, the only Mediterranean candidate, said it …
- Categories: General Assembly, Security Council
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- Tom Woodcock
- • October 26, 2015
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While the regional coalition led by Saudi Arabia continues its aerial bombardment against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, and as ground troops — from Bahrain, Sudan and United Arab Emirates — join the Saudis in the fray, the pain dealt …
- Categories: Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Middle East, Secretary-General, Security Council
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- Opinion by Gerrit Kurtz
- • August 12, 2015
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BERLIN — In December 2013, Jan Eliasson, the United Nations deputy secretary-general, went on a selling spree. In a series of briefings, he presented a new initiative to UN member states and to the rest of the world. In his …
- Categories: OPINIONS
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- A. Edward Elmendorf
- • January 19, 2014
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Jan Eliasson has been the deputy secretary-general of the United Nations since July 2012, the second in command after Ban Ki-moon. Eliasson, 73, is a former Swedish foreign minister and was ambassador to the United States twice, among other foreign …
- Categories: Development, Peace and Security
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- Alice Volkov
- • December 20, 2012
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The United Nation’s internal report on its role during the final stages of the prolonged civil war in Sri Lanka was unusually critical of the Secretariat and highlighted major shortcomings in the UN’s response to the fighting. The report, which …
- Categories: Asia, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Responsibility to Protect, Secretary-General
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- Barbara Crossette
- • August 8, 2012
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When leaders of the world start descending on the United Nations in September for the opening of a new General Assembly session, there will two new internationally well-known figures in prominent positions at the top of the organization. In July, …
- Categories: GOINGS-ON, Secretary-General
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- Opinion by Helmut Volger
- • May 29, 2012
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BERLIN — This United Nations top official is unknown to the broad public, yet he or she provides an important function: the president of the General Assembly. Most presidents have carried out the job inconspicuously and routinely, but a few …
- Categories: General Assembly, OPINIONS
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- Barbara Crossette
- • March 4, 2012
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has chosen Jan Eliasson, a former Swedish foreign minister with years of experience as a key United Nations mediator and humanitarian relief director, to be his new deputy secretary-general. Eliasson, 71, was twice ambassador to the United …
- Categories: GOINGS-ON
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