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
Morning Memo
If the Europeans all vote alike, do they need so many seats on the IMF
October’s Security Council elections
This October, the General Assembly will elect five of the ten rotating members of the
Morning Memo
Could we see an earlier vacancy at the IMF, with Strauss-Kahn as a potential challenger
Morning Memo
A new Global Memo feature, Morning Memo will highlight a number of elections, appointments or
Can Ban survive?
August 5: Inner City Press notes that Ban has received yet another vote of no
Eight Candidates for UN Women’s Post
Inner City Press‘s Matthew Russell Lee has noted that eight candidates have been nominated to
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