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Regional Chairs, June 2013
African States:
Djibouti
His Excellency Roble Olhaye
Asia-Pacific States:
Sri Lanka
His Excellency Palitha Kohona
Eastern European States:
Montenegro
His Excellency Milorad Šćepanović
Latin American and Caribbean States:
Trinidad and Tobago
His Excellency Rodney Charles
Western European and other States:
Ireland
Her Excellency Anne Anderson
Seven candidates compete for top post at UNIDO
Nominees from Africa, Europe and Asia are under consideration for Director General at the UN Industrial Development Organization
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Seven candidates compete for top post at UNIDO
Nominees from Africa, Europe and Asia are under consideration for Director General at the UN Industrial Development Organization
UN Women Candidate Interviews
The Association for Women In Development (AWID) asked three of the four confirmed nominees their thoughts on UN Women and their candidacies
2013 Security Council race no contest
Closed slates for the seats to be filled this year mean little review of candidates’ contributions to international security
Six Seven nominees for UN Women | UPDATED
Nominations close on the UN Women’s Executive Director race and at least six candidates are rumored to be under consideration
Azevêdo selected as new WTO chief
Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo, Brazil’s ambassador to the World Trade Organization, was announced yesterday as the consensus candidate for the organization’s new Director General. Azevêdo secured at least 93 votes…
Background: the Election of the UNESCO Director General
UNESCO has grown from its original 20 ratifying nations in 1945 to the current 195 member states. The General Conference of the members will meet this fall to elect the…
Third Candidate for UNESCO Chief
The race for UNESCO Director General heats up with the nomination of a third candidate, challenging incumbent Irina Bokova and Rachad Farah
WTO: Latin Americans race to the finish line
The next head of the World Trade Organization will hail from Latin America, following the elimination of candidates from Indonesia, New Zealand and South Korea this week.
WTO Director General Candidates List Narrows
Selection of the World Trade Organization’s next Director General continues smoothly despite a possible challenge to the process