Documents:
Overview Documents
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Summary - Member State Positions on the Selection of the Secretary-General
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Frequently Asked Questions: The Selection Process for the UN Secretary-General
UN Documents
- GA Resolution 11/1 – Terms of Appointment of the Secretary-General
- GA Resolution 51/241 - Strengthening the United Nations
- Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the General Assembly
- Letter from the Security Council President to the President of the General Assembly on the Secretary-General selection process
- UN Preparatory Commission’s Description of the Role of the Secretary-General
- SC President to GA President on SG Appointment Process (6 July 2006)
- The “Wisnumurti Guidelines” for Selecting a Candidate for Secretary-General
- GA Resolution 60/999 - Revitalization of the General Assembly
- Press Statement by President of Security Council (6 September 2006)
- Security Council Resolution Recommending Ban Ki-Moon (9 October 2006)
- GA Resolution Appointing Ban (Adopted 13 October 2006)
- Security Council President Letter to GA (9 October 2006)
- President of General Assembly’s Speech upon Appointment of Ban Ki-moon (13 October 2006)
- Ban Ki-moon’s Acceptance Speech upon Appointment (13 October 2006)
- Statement of G-77 and China upon Appointment of Ban Ki-moon (13 October 2006)
- General Assembly Resolution 36/39 (18 Nov 1981): Regional Distribution of Seats on International Law Commission
- General Assembly Resolution 61/L.48, Tribute to Kofi Annan, Adopted 14 December 2006
Government Documents
- Canadian Non-Paper on the Process for the Selection of the Next Secretary-General
- Canada – Statement on Role of the General Assembly in the Selection of the Secretary General, 19 April 2006
- Switzerland - Statement on Role of the General Assembly in the Selection of the Secretary General, 19 April 2006
- Liechtenstein - Statement on Role of the General Assembly in the Selection of the Secretary General, 19 April 2006
- Brazil - Statement on Role of the General Assembly in the Selection of the Secretary General, 19 April 2006
- Malaysia - Statement on Role of the General Assembly in the Selection of the Secretary General, 19 April 2006
- Mongolia - Statement on Role of the General Assembly in the Selection of the Secretary-General, 19 April 2006
- Japan - Statement on Role of the General Assembly in the Selection of the Secretary-General, 19 April 2006
Civil Society Documents
- IGP Letter to Eastern European States re: GA President Selection Criteria (8 Jan 2007)
- IGP Letter to General Assembly, Security Council, Regional Groups - Next Steps in SG Selection Reform (12 Jan 2007)
- IGP Letter to Ban re: Transparent Appointments (8 December 2006)
- And the Winner is … Ban Ki-Moon - UN Reform Watch No. 19 (2 October 2006)
- “Korean Minister Likely Candidate to Replace Kofi Annan, but will the General Assembly Approve?” – UNA-USA E-News Update (3 October 2006)
- “New Secretary-General Must Lead on Human Rights” – Human Rights Watch (3 October 2006)
- Setting a Democratic Example: The Challenge of Selecting Kofi Annan’s Successor”, Briefing Paper from Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation (September 2006)
- Better World Campaign’s Fact Sheet on Selecting the Next Secretary-General (September 2006)
- Security Council Report - Update Report: Appointment of a New Secretary-General (7 September 2006)
- Statement by Asian Human Rights Commission (24 August 2006)
- Comprehensive Guide to Questioning SG Candidates
- Letter to the General Assembly on SG Selection (7 August 2006)
- Author’s Summary from A World in Need of Leadership: Proposals for an Improved Secretary-General Selection Process
- Security Council Report - Third Report on the Appointment of the Secretary General (7 July 2006)
- Candidate Questionnaire
- Security Council Report - Second Report on the Appointment of the Secretary General
- UNA-USA Report - Selecting the Next UN Secretary-General
- NGO Open Letter to the Security Council on the Selection Process for the UN Secretary-General
- Security Council Report’s Special Research Report on the Appointment of a New Secretary-General