The Search for the Next UN Secretary-General Begins

In this episode of Interactive Dialogues, SCR's Policy Analyst Sara Bertotti sits down with Shamala Kandiah, SCR’s Executive Director, to discuss her latest In Hindsight article: The Search for the Next UN Secretary-General Begins. Drawing on SCR’s coverage of the 2015/2016 selection and appointment process, the discussion reviews the main steps of the process while also touching upon the negotiation of the joint letter issued by the presidents of the General Assembly and the Security Council on 25 November. The joint letter invited member states to present their candidates for the position, officially starting the process.SCR's December In Hindsight: The Search for the Next UN Secretary-General BeginsSCR's 25 November What’s in Blue story: Appointment of the Next UN Secretary-General: Joint Letter from the Presidents of the Security Council and the General AssemblySCR's 2017 Research Report: The UN Secretary-General Selection and Appointment Process: Emerging from the ShadowsFor more info, please see our websiteExplore ways of supporting our work here Follow us: @SCRtweets Subscribe here for updatesEpisode produced and edited by Vladimir Sesar