The Brits will keep OCHA
Turtle Bay reports rumors that John Holmes’ successor as head of the Office for the
Move along, people…nothing to see here (maybe).
Update: Results below. Update 2: Quick analysis — the primary target for human rights groups,
Ivan Šimonović to be the new ASG for Human Rights
UNElections.org has just reported a decision in the selection of the new Assistant Secretary General
Human rights and contested elections
Just over a week ago, Iran withdrew its candidacy from the May elections for the
2nd Term for UNHCR António Guterres
Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon re-nominated UN High Commissioner António Guterres today to a second 5-year
Brazil’s Pinheiro, three new names, on the ASGHR short-list?
Update, 30 March: The list of candidates has been confirmed by staff at UNElections.org today.
It’s official: Ban appoints Tony Lake to head UNICEF
As noted in an earlier post, the U.S. government formally nominated Tony Lake to succeed