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
More on the Election of the UNESCO Director General
The UNESCO Executive Board has begun is meeting and will soon elect its candidate for
Human Rights Council Elections: The Asian Slate Heats Up
Things are heating up for the Asian slate in this fall’s HRC elections. Vietnam and
The General Assembly President
The world’s legislature is presided over by individuals selected in perhaps the last meritorious process in the UN system.
The 2009 Election of the UNESCO Director General
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it. Edmund Burke As we focus
Election of the UNESCO Director General
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U.S. Congress members oppose re-election of WIPO head
A bipartisan group of U.S. Congress members are asking the Obama Administration to oppose Francis Gurry’s re-election
WIPO solicits nominations for 2014 election of Director General
What role will rumored controversies and the broader politics within WIPO have on the election?
UNWTO elections wrap up in Victoria Falls
The organization’s 20th General Assembly made news more for the election of its co-president than for its top official
Algeria announces HRC candidacy
The country’s entry into the races make the African slate a rare competition for the continent.
No second term for WIPO incumbent?
Francis Gurry may face challengers for his job next year, to be decided in one of the more transparent selection processes used among international agencies