New York, 19 October 2006 – His statements over the past year indicate that UN Secretary-General-designate Ban Ki-Moon is a proponent of both the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and the International Criminal Court (ICC). Civil society groups will be monitoring for demonstration of […]

New York, 13 October 2006 – The General Assembly met in plenary today to decide on the appointment of Ban Ki-moon as the next Secretary-General. The President of the Security Council formally gave the Council’s recommendation of Ban, which had been issued earlier in the week. The President of the General Assembly, Sheikha […]

New York, 13 October 2006 – The General Assembly will hold a plenary meeting today at 3 pm in the General Assembly Hall to consider the appointment of Ban Ki-moon to the position of Secretary-General. It is expected that he will be appointed by acclamation, or at least consensus, but it is technically possible […]

New York, 10 October 2006 – Member States have been informed that the General Assembly will meet on Friday afternoon, 13 October, regarding the Security Council’s nomination of Ban Ki-Moon.
At least one delegation expects the meeting to be more ceremonial than procedural, with Ban very likely to be approved by consensus. The […]

New York, 10 October 2006 – The Security Council’s private meeting on the Secretary-General selection yesterday resulted in a resolution stating,
‘The Security Council,
‘Having considered the question of the recommendation for the appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations,
‘Recommends to the General Assembly that Mr. Ban Ki-moon be appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations […]

New York, 9 October 2006 – The Security Council formally voted on the Secretary-General on Monday morning, 9 October. It decided to recommended Ban Ki Moon to the position for a term of five years: from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2011.
Security Council President Kenzo Oshima of Japan told reporters after the vote […]

New York, 6 October 2006 - Surakiart Sathirathai, Thailand’s candidate for UN Secretary-General, withdrew his candidacy Friday afternoon, 6 October.
The Japanese mission confirmed that the President of the Security Council (Japan for the month of October) received a letter from the Permanent Representative of Thailand ending Surakiart’s candidacy. He had been endorsed […]

New York, 5 October 2006 – Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Zeid Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein, and Ashraf Ghani formally withdrew from the selection process yesterday and today. Vike-Freiberga’s statement from her press office can be read here. The Permanent Missions of Afghanistan and Jordan confirmed that Mr. Ghani and Mr. Zeid al-Hussein, respectively, have withdrawn their […]

New York, 4 October 2006 – The UNSGselection.org campaign is seeking a broad range of perspectives on this year’s process for selecting the next UN Secretary-General. Experts who have been part of the campaign have observed:

This was arguably the most transparent selection process […]

New York, 3 October 2006 – The Security Council has scheduled a private meeting for Monday, 9 October, at 9:30 am to formally decide on the Council’s selection for the next UN Secretary-General.
Before the 9 October vote, new candidates are permitted to present themselves. However, Ban Ki-Moon is currently the leading candidate, according […]