Bonus Flashcards
Veto power used
_____times since____
262
1946
Most to least vetoes
RUsUkCF
Russia
US
UK
China
France
USSR/Russia veto
119
United States
82
United Kingdom
29
China France
16
UN secretary-general
Selection process, based on a UN resolution adopted in____
Sept 2015
UN secretary-general
Selection process, based on a UN resolution adopted in Sept 2015
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
Past and present secretary-generals
2007-present
Ban Ki-moon (South Korea)
1997-2006
Kofi Annan (Ghana)
1992-1996
Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt)
1982-1991
Javier Perez de Cuellar (Peru)
1972-1981
Kurt Waldheim (Austria)
1962-1971
U Thant (Burma*)
1953-1961
Dag Hammarskjold (Sweden)
1946-1952
Trygve Lie (Norway)
July 2016
Next selection set to take place
8 candidates from
- Bulparia
- Croatia
- Macedonia
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Portugal
- Slovenia
- New Zealand
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)
Helen Clark (New Zealand)