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
WTO: Latin Americans race to the finish line
The next head of the World Trade Organization will hail from Latin America, following the elimination of candidates from Indonesia, New Zealand and South Korea this week.
WTO Director General Candidates List Narrows
Selection of the World Trade Organization’s next Director General continues smoothly despite a possible challenge to the process
Who will be the Next UN Secretary General?
Ban 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.
UN Women Acting Head appointed, nominations invited
Lakshmi Puri, the UN Women’s Deputy Executive Director, will head the agency pending nominations from member states and selection of the organization’s new head this summer by the UN Secretary General
Selection for new UN Women head to start “very soon” | UPDATED
Michelle 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.
Farah endorsed for UNESCO DG at African-South American Summit
Farah gains new support for his UNESCO Director-Generalship bid from leaders at African and South American leaders
Rachad Farah’s UNESCO candidacy gains support
Djibouti’s nominee for the post of UNESCO Director General is picking up support among a number of African and other states
More on the 2013 UNESCO DG Election
The process for selecting the next Director General is beginning to unfold, with one challenger already announced. Will other candidates emerge before next year’s General Conference?
New Election of UNESCO Director General in 2013
Irina Bokova, the current Director General of UNESCO, has been nominated for a second four-year term, but faces competition from Africa.
2012 Security Council Election
Africa, Latin America candidates win with non-competitive slates. Western European & Others, and Asia candidates secure seats in 2nd round.