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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
UN Secretary-General Archive
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Who will be the Next UN Secretary General?
Posted on April 13, 2013 | 4 CommentsBan Ki-moon has almost four years left in his second term as UN Secretary General. Yet speculation on who his successor will be is already emerging. -
Selection for new UN Women head to start “very soon” | UPDATED
Posted on March 20, 2013 | No CommentsMichelle Bachelet, the first Executive Director, of UN Women, announced her sudden resignation Friday at the close of the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. -
Delay, but likely business as usual, in WFP appointment
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsUpdate: Sheeran is apparently fighting for her post, with reports from Inner City Press suggesting her senior staff is lobbying on her behalf and that she herself is appealing to Republicans in... -
Ban cleaning house for 2nd term
Posted on November 4, 2011 | 1 CommentSecretary General Ban Ki-Moon has announced that several members of his senior management group will be asked to step down or move to another department when he begins his second... -
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Did Ban deserve re-election?
Posted on June 22, 2011 | No CommentsIn a 2006 article for the International Journal of Peace Operations, I wrote that During the campaign, Ban was viewed by many as the least visible [of candidates for Secretary General]... -
Why the rush?
Posted on June 17, 2011 | 3 CommentsThe UN Security Council re-nominated Ban Ki-moon to a second 5-year term as Secretary General this morning by acclamation. The General Assembly will take up the nomination on Tuesday and... -
Support for Ban’s re-election
Posted on June 8, 2011 | No CommentsUpdate: Ban Ki-moon was formally re-nominated by the Security Council for a second five-year term on Friday, 16 June. Though Ban Ki-Moon may not be taking it for granted, his...