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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
António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres GCC GCL (/ ɡ ʊ ˈ t ɛr ə s / ⓘ; European Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈtɔnju ɣuˈtɛʁɨʃ] ⓘ; born 30 April 1949) [2] is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who is serving as the ninth and current secretary-general of the United Nations since 2017.
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
This is a list of the current permanent representatives to the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters, New York City. The list includes the country that they represent and the date that they presented their credentials to the UN Secretary-General. [1] The list is sorted by the official order in which the flags are flown in front of UN ...
The office of secretary-general is rotated among the regional groups of the UN. Each region gets two or three consecutive terms as secretary-general. Candidates from that region are then disqualified in the next selection, and a new region gets its turn at the office. In 1976, China issued a symbolic veto against President of Austria Kurt Waldheim
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.
He also served at the Indian Mission to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, Switzerland [2] [5] and the Indian Mission to the UN in Geneva. His roles in New Delhi , India included positions in the Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Division and the UN Division.
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.