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Selecting the next Secretary-General: UN to hold townhall meeting with candidates

Jul 13, 2016, at 02:17 pm

New York, July 12 (Just Earth News): Continuing a series of ‘firsts’ regarding the selection of the next United Nations Secretary-General, candidates for the world’s top diplomatic post will this evening participate in a globally televised and webcast event in the UN General Assembly Hall, where they will take questions from diplomats and the public at large.

The next UN Secretary-General: Assembly President says ‘new standard of transparency’ established

Apr 16, 2016, at 01:48 pm

New York, Apr 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Three days of informal briefings came to an end yesterday, after nine candidates for the position of the next United Nations Secretary-General answered all together some 800 questions from the UN membership and the public on how, if selected, they would lead the world body.

The next UN Secretary-General: last day of informal briefings

Apr 15, 2016, at 01:26 pm

New York, Apr 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The third and final session of informal briefings to hear the views of three more candidates for the position of the next United Nations Secretary-General is taking place at UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday, focusing on how they would tackle some of the world’s most urgent issues should they be selected to replace current UN chief Ban Ki-moon in January 2017.

Selecting a new UN Secretary-General: a job interview in front of the whole world

Apr 09, 2016, at 01:47 pm

New York, Apr 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The selection process for a new United Nations Secretary-General, traditionally decided behind closed-doors by a few powerful countries, will for the first time in history involve public discussions with each candidate campaigning for the world’s top diplomatic post.