Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti

Moves at UN Signal That the Search for a New Tech Envoy May Be Underway

• October 20, 2021

Fabrizio Hochschild Drummond, a Chilean who has had a long career with the United Nations, remains a controversial figure among some staff members, stemming from a UN inquiry into his workplace behavior that began in December 2020. Certain countries have also been rankled by his being named the organization’s first tech envoy just as …

Secretary-General, UN Special Envoys

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COVID-19

In a Crisis, Does the UN Have a Leadership Succession Plan?

Laura E. Kirkpatrick

• March 23, 2020

António Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general, continues to go into the UN headquarters building in New York City to work — even as Covid-19 races throughout the region. “Right now, Guterres is probably the safest man on the planet,” said a former UN official familiar with the security protocol. “He’s working at an empty …

Covid-19, Health and Population, Secretary-General

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NIKKI HALEY WATCH

US Pressures UN Chief to Take the Executive Reins

Dulcie Leimbach

• July 17, 2017

António Guterres just laid out his first major reform plan for the United Nations through a report presenting concrete suggestions embedded in wonky language and hyperbole. One recommendation that stands out is the emphasis by Guterres, the secretary-general, to reassert his role as the chief executive of the UN. It is that emphasis on …

Nikki Haley Watch, Secretary-General, US-UN Relations

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António Guterres, Sounding Priestlike, Arrives for Work as UN Secretary-General

Dulcie Leimbach

• January 3, 2017

He is no longer the “next SG,” as Twitter posts have been referring in the last few months to António Guterres, the man who was selected by the United Nations Security Council in October to lead the world body as the ninth secretary-general. Guterres, a 67-year-old former prime minister of Portugal who also managed …

Peace and Security, Secretary-General, Terrorism, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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More Women Sit on the UN Security Council, but What Does It Mean?

Mirva Lempiainen

• April 30, 2014

As increasing numbers of women embark on careers as diplomats, the United Nations headquarters in New York is slowly but surely undergoing a big change in demographics: the female-to-male ratio of diplomats is becoming — dare it be possible — more balanced. Of the UN’s 193 member countries, about 30 women currently represent their …