IAEA Contest Follows Amano’s Sudden Passing
The announced retirement in July of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Yukiya Amano for unspecified medical reasons, followed shortly by the revelation of his
Elections at the ICC
We would like to welcome Mariana Rodriguez Pareja, a communications expert and a human rights
Ban Ki-Moon’s 2nd Term Bid
Ban Ki-Moon formally announced his bid for a second term this morning. The Secretary General
IMF Selection 101, Part 2
In the previous post, I gave a general summary of the selection process for the
IMF Selection 101, Part 1
While many readers of Global Memo are policy wonks, familiar with global organizations and jargon, the
Five months to go
As much as I enjoy following developments and digging into the intricacies of the races for the
Calling out the hypocrisy
Emerging economies are not taking the European demands for control of the IMF laying down.
Electing the IMF Chief
(Cross-posted from the Citizens for Global Solutions blog here.) Since last year, international observers have anticipated
2011 Human Rights Council election results
The UN General Assembly elected 15 new members to the Human Rights Council this morning.
IMF Selection: Position Statements
This post will attempt to provide and regularly update the latest known positions from governments
Same old debate
The regional squabbles over IMF leadership have started up, according to a Bloomberg report today. As can