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    An under-secretary-general of the United Nations (USG) is a senior official within the United Nations System, normally appointed by the General Assembly...
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    The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or UNSECGEN) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations...
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    The deputy secretary-general of the United Nations is the deputy to the secretary-general of the United Nations. The office was created to handle many...
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    A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in June 2021 to choose the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Incumbent António Guterres was...
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  • United Nations secretary-general selection is the process of selecting the next secretary-general of the United Nations. To be selected as secretary-general...
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    A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in October 2016 to choose the ninth secretary-general of the United Nations to succeed Ban Ki-moon...
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  • The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. Many of the individuals who...
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    Unit: a minimum of 4 positions under the supervision of a chief Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) United Nations Office of Internal Oversight...
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    A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in 2006 to succeed Kofi Annan, whose second term as Secretary-General of the United Nations ran...
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    A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in 1996 at the end of Boutros Boutros-Ghali's first term. Boutros-Ghali ran unopposed for a second...
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  • The Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General is a department of the United Nations that provides information to the news media regarding the...
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  • The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator is a high-level position in the United Nations that heads the Office...
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    A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in 1961 to replace Dag Hammarskjöld after he was killed in a plane crash. After initial Soviet attempts...
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    A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in 1981. Kurt Waldheim ran for an unprecedented third full term as Secretary-General, losing to Salim...
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    in the United States. It reports not only to the General Assembly, but also to the Secretary-General. The current head of the OIOS, Under-Secretary-General...
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    A United Nations laissez-passer (UNLP or LP) is a diplomatic travel document issued by the United Nations under the provisions of Article VII of the 1946...
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    priority the establishment of the United Nations to replace the defunct League of Nations. Roosevelt planned that it would be controlled by the United States...
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    UN Secretary-General U Thant proposed "the establishment of a United Nations university, truly international and devoted to the Charter objectives of peace...
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    Atul Khare (category Indian officials of the United Nations)
    as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations in UN Department of Operational Support and previously as Under Secretary General in United Nations Department...
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    Pramila Patten (category Under-Secretaries-General of the United Nations)
    United Nations official, who currently serves as the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Under-Secretary-General...
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    Angela Kane (category Under-Secretaries-General of the United Nations)
    and was formerly the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs and Under-Secretary-General for Management in the United Nations. Kane was born in...
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    António Guterres (category Under-Secretaries-General of the United Nations)
    and diplomat who is serving as the ninth and current secretary-general of the United Nations since 2017. A member of the Portuguese Socialist Party, Guterres...
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    have equal representation in the UN General Assembly. The Charter of the United Nations defines the rules for admission of member states. Membership is...
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    The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization with the intended purpose of maintaining international peace and security...
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  • Thumbnail for 1971 United Nations Secretary-General selection
    A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in 1971 to succeed U Thant, who was stepping down after two full terms. Three candidates received...
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    The Commonwealth secretary-general, formally the secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations, is the head of the Commonwealth Secretariat, the central...
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    Ghada Waly (category Under-Secretaries-General of the United Nations)
    following her appointment by Secretary-General António Guterres. She holds the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. Ghada Waly holds an MA...
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    Level Symposium on the Belt and Road Initiative and 2030 Agenda | Under-Secretary-General Liu Zhenmin – United Nations Department of Economic and Social...
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    Mary Chinery-Hesse (category Honorary Fellows of the African Academy of Sciences)
    Organization She was also the first woman to attain the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations in the history of the international organisation...
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  • The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm, Sweden, during June 5–16, 1972. When the United Nations General Assembly...
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