{"id":50685,"date":"2016-04-07T10:50:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T14:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/70\/?p=50685"},"modified":"2016-04-11T15:50:54","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T19:50:54","slug":"who-should-lead-the-united-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/70\/2016\/04\/07\/who-should-lead-the-united-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"Who should lead the United Nations?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>This year, the United Nations will choose its next Secretary-General.\u00a0 We need the best possible candidate for the job<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>By Mogens Lykketoft, President of the 70<sup>th<\/sup> session of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45331\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/70\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/02\/665573-PC-26_02_2016-13.45.30.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45331\" class=\"wp-image-45331\" src=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/70\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/02\/665573-PC-26_02_2016-13.45.30.jpg\" alt=\"Press briefing by President of the General Assembly, Mr. Mogens Lykketoft\" width=\"500\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/02\/665573-PC-26_02_2016-13.45.30.jpg 4701w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/02\/665573-PC-26_02_2016-13.45.30-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/02\/665573-PC-26_02_2016-13.45.30-1024x719.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-45331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Photo\/Garten<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is often spoken of as the most impossible job in the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">And given the files that the next United Nations Secretary-General will take over on 1 January 2017, it is easy to see why: appalling conflicts and human suffering in parts of the Middle East, Africa and Europe; violent extremism that is threatening us all; continued discrimination against women and girls; a worrying rise in xenophobia; over 800 million people struggling to escape extreme poverty; close to 60 million displaced around the world; a unique window-of-opportunity to address Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Goals before it is too late; and an Organization that needs to adapt to the challenges and new Goals the world is facing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In its 70 year history, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, for all its flaws, has demonstrated that it can rise to such challenges. But to do so today, it must secure the best possible candidate through this year\u2019s process of selection and appointment of the next Secretary-General.<\/p>\n<div class=\"woo-sc-divider\"><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>The role of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Many have suggested that the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ\u2019s most senior official should either be a Secretary or a General. This is too simplistic, for the Secretary-General must be both and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A person with strong moral courage and integrity; he or she \u2013 and I do not see why the best candidate should not be a woman \u2013 must be a voice for the world\u2019s most vulnerable people and embody the very ideals and purposes of the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The world\u2019s top diplomat; the Secretary-General must use her independence, impartiality and good offices to prevent conflict, broker peace and stand-up for human rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A person with political stature and strong leadership skills \u2013 with the authority to bring to the attention of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Security Council any matter which in her opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As the chief administrative officer of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, the Secretary-General must create a culture of integrity, fairness, competence and efficiency right across the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ family and oversee a huge Organization with a budget of approximately $10 billion, a staff of over 40,000 and 41 peace operations worldwide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Secretary-General must be a person with strong inter-personal and communication skills \u2013 able to navigate smoothly in our increasingly multi-polar world and drive a global transition to sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>An archaic selection process<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">One might think, therefore, that the process for choosing the Secretary-General would be as vigorous, inclusive and transparent as possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">But to date this has not been the case.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Previously, there has been no clarity on when the selection process actually started or, somewhat unbelievably, who was actually running for the job. Also, there has been no formal job description and no real opportunity for substantive and open engagement with the candidates \u2013 neither for the full Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ membership nor the public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The result: Recommendations negotiated behind closed doors \u2013 primarily by the five permanent members of the Security Council; eight Secretaries-General, not one of whom has been female; and a mostly symbolic appointment by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly. Therefore, Secretaries-General have, not always rightfully, been perceived to be beholden to the very powers that they must be most independent of.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>A better way to choose the next SG<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Charter is clear on the respective roles of the Security Council and the General Assembly in the selection and appointment process and it must be adhered to.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">But recent changes to the process itself, agreed to by all 193 members of the General Assembly, provide us with a genuine opportunity to make it more transparent, more robust, more inclusive and ultimately, more effective.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As President of that Assembly, it is my job to ensure that those changes are implemented.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">So here\u2019s what\u2019s happening.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Last December, the President of the Security Council and I set the selection process in motion by issuing a call for candidates to be presented as early as possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">We outlined the central features of the process. We pointed out some of the key criteria for the position and, in light of seven decades of male dominance, we encouraged member states to present both female and male candidates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">To date, seven candidates have been presented and their biographies and related information are now publicly available on my website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">But perhaps the greatest opportunity to truly break from the past comes in the form of open dialogues that I will hold with the candidates. These dialogues \u2013 referred to by some as the \u2018SG hearings\u2019 \u2013 will begin on April 12.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Each candidate is expected to prepare a vision statement on the challenges and opportunities facing the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and the next Secretary-General. They will present themselves for two-hours of questions from the full Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ membership as well as from civil society and each dialogue will be streamed live online. The dialogues will continue with new candidates until the Security Council makes its recommendation. And I expect everyone who is serious about becoming the world\u2019s next chief diplomat to engage openly and directly with the full Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ membership and the people that he or she will ultimately serve.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>An opportunity for change<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Of course, these innovations will not directly transform our world and discussions continue on issues such as the length and renewability of the Secretary-General\u2019s term and whether the General Assembly should vote on an appointment or not.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">But they do have the potential to establish a new standard of transparency and inclusivity in international affairs. They can increase our chances of securing the best possible candidate to lead the United Nations. And they represent, I believe, a moment in history when the General Assembly \u2013 the world\u2019s most representative and democratic decision-making body \u2013 reasserts itself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Given the global challenges we face today, this could be a real game-changer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">So, please, go online, participate on social media, make yourself heard and help us find the best possible candidate for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General, that our world needs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"woo-sc-divider\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, the United Nations will choose its next Secretary-General.\u00a0 We need the best possible candidate for the job By Mogens Lykketoft, President of the 70th session of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly &nbsp; It is often spoken of as the most impossible job in the world. 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