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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 Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The role of the secretary-general and of the secretariat is laid out by Chapter XV (Articles 97 to 101) of the United Nations ...
Guterres became United Nations Secretary-General on 1 January 2017, following his formal election by the UN General Assembly on 13 October 2016. [44] Guterres and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shake hands, 4 November 2016. On 29 February 2016, Guterres submitted his nomination as Portugal's candidate for the 2016 UN secretary-general ...
This is a list of the current permanent representatives to the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters, New York City. The list includes the country that they represent and the date that they presented their credentials to the UN Secretary-General. [1] The list is sorted by the official order in which the flags are flown in front of UN ...
In October the secretary-general, supported by the United States, backed the call by Haiti’s government for the deployment of a security force to assist the Haiti National Police.
The United Nations Secretariat is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), [1] [2] The secretariat is the UN's executive arm. The secretariat has an important role in setting the agenda for the deliberative and decision-making bodies of the UN (i.e., the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, and Security Council), and the implementation of the decision of these bodies.
A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in June 2021 to choose the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Incumbent António Guterres was the only official candidate for the position. On June 8, 2021, Guterres was unanimously recommended by the United Nations Security Council (SC) for
Stéphane Dujarric de la Rivière (born 25 August 1965) [3] is a French journalist who has been the Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres since 2014. He was appointed to this position on 19 February 2014, by the previous secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon. [4]
Sheryl Sandberg, a longtime advocate for women and girls’ rights, spoke out against Hamas’ use of sexual violence as a war tactic, saying at the United Nations Monday: “Rape should never be ...