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General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft, briefs journalists following informal dialogues on 12-14 April with nine candidates for the next Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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The next UN Secretary-General: Assembly President says ‘new standard of transparency’ established

15 April 2016
UN Affairs

Three days of informal briefings came to an end yesterday, after nine candidates for the position of the next United Nations Secretary-General answered all together some 800 questions from the UN membership and the public on how, if selected, they would lead the world body.

UN Photo/John Isaac
UN Photo/John Isaac

The next UN Secretary-General: last day of informal briefings

14 April 2016
UN Affairs

The third and final session of informal briefings to hear the views of three more candidates for the position of the next United Nations Secretary-General is taking place at UN Headquarters in New York today, focusing on how they would tackle some of the world’s most urgent issues should they be selected to replace current UN chief Ban Ki-moon in January 2017.