About UNSG.org
UNSG.org provide news and commentary on the selection process of the next United Nations Secretary General. The blog addresses the selection of and the broad "job description" for the next UNSG, the various candidates, positions of the Security Council members and other governments, and ongoing reform efforts in the context of their implications for the future of the office. Information is provided by civil society leaders, government officials and media sources.
UNSG.org is published by Tony Fleming (contact),
with occasional contributions by guest authors. Tony earned his Masters in Public Policy
from the Univeristy of Maryland in December 2006. He has been interviewed as a political analyst on the UNSG campaigns by major media in the U.S., the Netherlands, Columbia, Hong Kong, Australia
and New Zealand.
Tony’s professional affiliations include having served on the Board and staff of Citizens for Global Solutions, on the international Council of the World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy, as a Fellow with the office of Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), and as a rapporteur with the Stanley Foundation. He is currently a graduate research assistant with the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE).
Kudos for UNSG.org
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| “Tony Fleming runs a very fine website
called UNSG.org which, I must say, I don’t often have enough time to
look at, but people who do look at it tell me it’s the gold standard
these days on SG elections.” Shashi Tharoor Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information |
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| “Canada hopes to stimulate an informed discussion
on selecting the next UN Secretary-General. UNSG.org facilitates that
by bringing aspects of this question forward in a knowledgeable and balanced
way. It’s very helpful.”
Allan Rock Ambassador of Canada to the United Nations |
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"...congratulations on a wonderful and
very useful weblog." |
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| "For continual updated gossip on who might be the next secretary general, check out "Who Will be the Next UN Secretary General?", an outstanding, comprehensive blog by University of Maryland grad student Tony Fleming." | 
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| "...this is an issue we will want to monitor and this site is excellent." | 
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| "...I love what Tony is doing!"
Dr. Johanna Mendelson Forman Director, Peace, Security & Human Rights Policy The United Nations Foundation |
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| "To keep abreast of the action, check out this spirited blog maintained by a University of Maryland grad student." |  |
| "...all the latest news stories, a summary of the selection process, a run down of the potential candidates (including dark horses and long shots), plus a blog with lots of speculation and scuttle-butt." |  |
| "...[H]ere, god bless, is an entire website devoted to the horserace." |  |
| "... provides detailed information and news as well as an opportunity to propose questions for the leading candidates. That's a nice use of blog technology to press a major international body to be more transparent." |  |
| "...one stop shopping for all your 'next Secretary General' needs..." |  |
Looking Ahead: Selecting the Next Secretary General Better World Campaign
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| "The
United Nations vs the United States." Fred Halliday Global Politics OpenDemocracy.net |
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| "After
Kofi: Searching for the Next U.N. Secretary-General" Keith
Porter
Globalization Issues About.com |
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| "The
Next Secretary General: External Links and Resources" Global
Policy Forum
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"Selecting a United Nations Secretary-General: A Context for Reform?" UNA-USA
Fact Sheet |
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| ShashiTharoor.com:
"Who Will Be the Next Secretary General?" |
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