New York, 9 February 2007 – After weeks of pressure to announce his high-level appointments, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made decisions regarding much of his senior-level team today. The details were discussed in a press conference with Ban’s spokesperson (below) and are summarized in a […]

New York, 10 January 2006 – Ban Ki-moon has made five of key appointment decisions for positions within the UN Secretariat. See the table at the end of this update for a summary.
On 1 January, Ban’s first day as the Secretary-General, he appointed Michele Montas, a Haitian journalist, […]

New York, 15 December 2006 – Ban Ki-moon was sworn in as United Nations Secretary-General yesterday in a General Assembly ceremony. He will take office on 1 January 2007. Until that time, Kofi Annan is still the Secretary-General while Ban Ki-moon is known as the […]

New York, 30 November 2006 – Ban Ki-moon reportedly will be sworn into office as the next UN Secretary-General on Thursday, 14 December 2006. He officially will take office on 1 January 2007.
Since arriving in New York on 16 November, Mr. Ban […]

New York, 16 November 2006 – The General Assembly held elections for the members of the International Law Commission on 16 November. 
ILC elections follow the rules in the body’s 1946 statute.  According to amended Article 9, those candidates who receive the greatest number of […]

New York, 14 November 2006 – Building on the momentum of the UNSGselection.org campaign, WFM-IGP has begun monitoring a range of other important UN elections and appointments and will advocate for more transparent, democratic, and effective elections in the UN system.
For recent media coverage of UN elections and […]

New York, 14 November 2006 – Building on the momentum of the UNSGselection.org campaign, WFM-IGP has begun monitoring a range of other important UN elections and appointments and will advocate for more transparent, democratic, and effective elections in the UN system.
Update on Human Rights Council […]

New York, 13 November 2006 – Building on the momentum of the UNSGselection.org campaign, WFM-IGP has begun monitoring a range of other important UN elections and appointments and will advocate for more transparent, democratic, and effective elections in the UN system.
Update on ECOSOC Elections
The election of 18 new members to the U.N. Economic and […]

New York, 7 November 2006 – Building on the momentum of the UNSGselection.org campaign, WFM-IGP has begun monitoring a range of other important UN elections and appointments, in order to promote more transparent, democratic, and effective elections in the UN system.
Update on Security Council […]

New York, 24 October 2006 – The UNSGselection.org campaign groups met on 11 October to assess the Secretary-General selection process this year and identify remaining needs for improving the process. The range of positions is shown in the Meeting Summary and Detailed Record below. […]