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After World War II, Jebb served as executive secretary of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations in August 1945, being appointed Acting United Nations secretary-general from October 1945 to February 1946 until the appointment of the first secretary-general, Trygve Lie. [14] 1: Trygve Lie (1896–1968) [15] 2 February 1946 10 November 1952
Gladwyn Jebb served as executive secretary of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations in August 1945, being appointed acting United Nations secretary-general from October 1945 to February 1946. His successor, Trygve Lie, was the first to be appointed secretary-general under the UN Charter.
Secretary-General Dates in office Memoirs Title -Sir Gladwyn Jebb (acting) 24 October 1945 – 2 February 1946? 1: Trygve Halvdan Lie: 2 February 1946 – November 1952: In the Cause of Peace (first and only publication, 1954) 2: Dag Hammarskjöld: 10 April 1953 – 18 September 1961: Vägmärken (Markings) ISBN 0-394-43532-X: 3: U Thant
United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning appointment of the Secretary-General (16 P) Pages in category "Secretaries-general of the United Nations" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
As of 16 February 2025, there are 193 member states in the United Nations (UN), each of which is a member of the United Nations General Assembly. [1]The following is a list of United Nations member states arranged in chronological order according to their dates of admission (with the United Nations Security Council resolutions that recommended their admission and the United Nations General ...
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
The 1950 selection marks the only time that the General Assembly voted on a secretary-general without the recommendation of the Security Council. In 1966, Francis T. P. Plimpton , former Deputy U.S. Representative to the U.N., said that the 1950 vote by the General Assembly had "little taint of legality."