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Stephen O’Brien

The Job of the World’s Top Humanitarian Official Is Open. Will a Briton Get the Post Again?

• March 3, 2021

LONDON — Should the world’s top humanitarian official be chosen through a meritocratic selection process open to candidates from any country, or should the choice be restricted to a single nationality and nomination by that government? The answer is obvious — but may be the opposite of what is about to happen again during …

Humanitarian Aid, WORLDVIEWS

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Recent Senior Appointments at the UN Show Stubborn Gender Gap

Dulcie Leimbach

• June 4, 2015

A roundup of new high-level appointments announced by the United Nations in the last three months runs the usual gamut from special envoys to new heads of agencies. These new senior appointments, made by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, show a continuing preponderance of men over women, with the latest roundup revealing a startling ratio of 18 …

GOINGS-ON

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