"I solemnly swear…"

Ban Ki Moon’s swearing in on Thursday will be roughly the one-month mark since his arrival in New York to assume the post of UNSG. 

(Watch the ceremony here.) 

During this time, he has been meeting with UN officials and other key leaders on his priorities and on whom he will appoint to the several posts that will open up in the first month of his administration. This week, Ban noted that the three challenges facing him when he assumed office on 1 January 2007 are “reforming the UN secretariat, strengthening capacity to fulfill mandates and rebuilding trust among key players…”

His selections for the Deputy UNSG post and the “holy trinity” of Under UNSG posts – Peacekeeping, Political Affairs and Humanitarian Affairs – are expected to be announced between taking the oath of office Thursday and 1 January.  

The appointment of his Deputy would be one of the most important top management decisions for Ban Ki-moon. In a recent interview with London newspaper The Times, the new UN chief said he was leaning towards appointing a woman as his right hand but didn’t mention any possible candidates.  

One woman that has been mentioned is Anna Tibaijuka, head of the UN Habitat in Nairobi. Another suggested candidate is Maria Angela Holguin, former UN Ambassador from Columbia. 

Some diplomatic scuffle is occuring over nationals of which government will be asked to fill two of the top Under Secretary General posts. The U.S. is challenging France’s traditional hold on the USG for Peacekeeping post, and the United Kingdom and Nigeria appear locked in a battle for the post of USG for Political Affairs.

Regardless, Ban and his advisors are being particularly quiet about possible appointees, so any speculation is simply that.

The process for making appointments to these posts should attract due attention by governments as well, given their strategic importance within the UN system. Those wishing to follow efforts should check out the Top Appointments blog as well as the soon-to-be-launched successor to the UNSGselection.org project at UNelections.org.

One Response to “"I solemnly swear…"

  1. goodreads says:

    goodreads

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  2. agen slot says:

    agen slot

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  3. real authentic jordans for cheap

    Similar to the situation where the regional store was deleted soon after the relevant sales information was released, this shoe was quietly put on the shelf on an e-commerce platform and the release time was determined. Now, when you return to the flag…

  4. accidentes del trabajo Santiago

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  5. receive sms australia

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  6. Health and Beauty UK

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  7. ba 130 7a1er says:

    ba 130 7a1er

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  8. สุภาพร ศรีสมชัย

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  9. gravimetría

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  10. Highly recommended Internet page

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  11. pressure washing missouri

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  12. ingenieria de muros de contencion

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  13. insulin side effects

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  14. on front page

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  15. Обменять бтк на киви

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  16. situs judi bola terbesar

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  17. Обменять с киви на бтк

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  18. situs judi slot online Deposit via pulsa 10 ribu

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  19. mine exchange обмен денег

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  20. แหล่งความรู้ออนไลน์

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  21. حجز استراحات

    blog topic

  22. 출장마사지

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  23. visit this web-site

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  24. sexpuppenetz says:

    sexpuppenetz

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  25. real jordans for low prices

    Let’s look at a group of domestic brands

  26. запчасти грузовых автомобилей

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  27. магазины запчастей для грузовых автомобилей

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  28. Timberland for Sale

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  29. cat tembok putih murah berkualitas

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  30. check my site

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  31. abc-estudios de muros de contencion providencia

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  32. permainan slot online

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  33. xmovies8 says:

    xmovies8

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  34. sweet bonanza

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

  35. google seo optimization

    "I solemnly swear…" « UNSG.org

Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.