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1
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Veto power used
_____times since____

A

262

1946

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2
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Most to least vetoes

RUsUkCF

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Russia
US
UK
China
France

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3
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USSR/Russia veto

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119

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4
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United States

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82

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5
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United Kingdom

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29

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6
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China France

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16

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7
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UN secretary-general

Selection process, based on a UN resolution adopted in____

A

Sept 2015

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UN secretary-general
Selection process, based on a UN resolution adopted in Sept 2015

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Member states present candidates with their resumes and vision.
Women strongly encouraged to apply

15-member Security Council nominates

General Assembly endorses candidate

New secretary-general begins work on Jan 1, 2017

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9
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Past and present secretary-generals

2007-present

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Ban Ki-moon (South Korea)

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10
Q

1997-2006

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Kofi Annan (Ghana)

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11
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1992-1996

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Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt)

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12
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1982-1991

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Javier Perez de Cuellar (Peru)

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13
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1972-1981

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Kurt Waldheim (Austria)

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14
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1962-1971

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U Thant (Burma*)

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15
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1953-1961

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Dag Hammarskjold (Sweden)

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16
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1946-1952

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Trygve Lie (Norway)

17
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July 2016
Next selection set to take place
8 candidates from

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  • Bulparia
  • Croatia
  • Macedonia
  • Moldova
  • Montenegro
  • Portugal
  • Slovenia
  • New Zealand
18
Q

One of the candidates
• Former prime minister of
New Zealand 1999-2008
Currently the UN’s highest-ranking woman as head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP)

A

Helen Clark (New Zealand)

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