Campaigners in and out of the United Nations had hoped that for the first time in 70 years, the United Nations would be lead by a female Secretary General. The #She4SG campaign emerged to support this cause, and a coalition...
Antonio Guterres is a paradoxical figure to become the next UN Secretary General. As the longtime head of the UN Refugee Agency he developed a reputation for his outspoken style and willingness to confront powerful countries over policies that did...
Ed note. I’ll update this post once the results are in. UPDATE: It’s in. Antonio Guterres, the former head of the UN Refugee Agency and former Prime Minister of Portugal will be the 9th UN Secretary General. The Security Council...
Kristalina Georgieva was always a sleeper candidate for UN Secretary General. She’s a top international diplomat from Bulgaria who has held key posts at the European Union. But her candidacy was never endorsed by her government, which instead decided to...
Updated with results, below. The Security Council holds its fourth straw poll today to weigh members’ preferences for who should replace Ban Ki Moon when his term expires at the end of the year. Like the previous three straw polls,...
Updates with results, below The third informal straw poll by the Security Council to pick the next Secretary General of the United Nations happens later today. This will be an important inflection point in deciding who will lead the world...
UPDATE BELOW The Security Council on Friday will take an informal “straw poll” to weigh preferences of its 15 members for the next UN Secretary General. This is the second such straw poll in the race to replace Ban Ki...
Today, the Security Council will hold its first major meeting on selecting the next Secretary General of the United Nations. The Council will meet behind closed doors to take the first “straw poll” of the Secretary General candidates. This is technically...
Helen Clark is a candidate to become the next UN Secretary General. She’s the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, serving from 1999 to 2008 and is currently the head of the United Nations Development Program. We spoke in mid-July...