Samantha Power: “It is not hard to understand why some people feel let down that a woman was not chosen as the next UN Secretary-General.” Mark Leon Goldberg October 20, 2016Campaigners in and out of the United Nations had hoped that for the first time in 70 years, the United Nations would be lead by a female Secretary General. The #She4SG campaign emerged to support this cause, an...
The Next UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres “Speaks Truth To Power.” (So how is it that the most powerful countries in the world selected him?) Mark Leon Goldberg October 6, 2016Antonio Guterres is a paradoxical figure to become the next UN Secretary General. As the longtime head of the UN Refugee Agency he developed a reputation for his outspoken style and willingness to confront powe...
There is a Key Vote Happening Today to Decide the Next UN Secretary General Mark Leon Goldberg October 5, 2016Ed note. I'll update this post once the results are in. UPDATE: It's in. Antonio Guterres, the former head of the UN Refugee Agency and former Prime Minister of Portugal will be the 9th UN Secretary General...
Could this late entrant into the race to replace Ban Ki Moon to become the next UN Secretary General? Mark Leon Goldberg September 28, 2016Kristalina Georgieva was always a sleeper candidate for UN Secretary General. She's a top international diplomat from Bulgaria who has held key posts at the European Union. But her candidacy was never endorsed ...
Here’s what you need to know about today’s straw poll to pick the next UN Secretary General Mark Leon Goldberg September 9, 2016Updated with results, below. The Security Council holds its fourth straw poll today to weigh members' preferences for who should replace Ban Ki Moon when his term expires at the end of the year. Like the previ...
The Security Council Holds Yet Another Poll to Decide Who Will Become the Next Secretary General Mark Leon Goldberg August 29, 2016Updates with results, belowThe third informal straw poll by the Security Council to pick the next Secretary General of the United Nations happens later today. This will be an important inflection point in ...
We May Know Today Who the Next UN Secretary General Will Be Mark Leon Goldberg August 5, 2016UPDATE BELOWThe Security Council on Friday will take an informal "straw poll" to weigh preferences of its 15 members for the next UN Secretary General. This is the second such straw poll in the race to repl...
Here’s How the Next UN Secretary General Candidate Will be Selected Mark Leon Goldberg July 21, 2016Today, the Security Council will hold its first major meeting on selecting the next Secretary General of the United Nations.The Council will meet behind closed doors to take the first "straw poll" of the Se...
UN Secretary General Candidate Conversations: Helen Clark Mark Leon Goldberg July 21, 2016Helen Clark is a candidate to become the next UN Secretary General. She's the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, serving from 1999 to 2008 and is currently the head of the United Nations Development Prog...
