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词条 2006 United Nations Secretary-General selection
释义

  1. Selection process

  2. Background to the 2006 race

  3. Nominees

  4. Selection

  5. 2011 Re-selection

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. External links

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A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in 2006 to succeed Kofi Annan, whose second term as Secretary-General of the United Nations ran until 31 December 2006. Seven candidates were officially nominated for the position.

The United Nations Security Council conducted a series of unofficial straw polls between 24 July and 2 October. South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon led the polls from the start, emerging as the only candidate with the support of all five veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council (P5). After the final straw poll, all of the other candidates withdrew.[1] The Security Council conducted a formal vote on 9 October and forwarded its choice to the General Assembly, which elected Ban on 13 October.

Selection process

{{See also|United Nations Secretary-General selection#Procedure}}

The United Nations Charter provides for the Secretary-General to be appointed by the General Assembly upon the nomination of the Security Council. Therefore, the selection is subject to the veto of any of the five permanent members of the Security Council.

The Charter's minimal language has since been supplemented by other procedural rules and accepted practices. There is an unofficial term limit of two full terms, disqualifying Kofi Annan from re-selection. A system of regional rotation is in place to select a new Secretary-General after the previous one has served two terms. The ability of a candidate to converse in both English and French is also considered an advantage, although this is not always enforced.

The Security Council conducts a series of straw polls in private to gauge the level of support for each candidate. When a candidate appears to be winning, another straw poll is taken to reveal vetoes. The candidate with no vetoes, at least 9 votes, and more votes than the other candidates is considered to be the most likely choice. The Security Council then takes a formal public vote to announce its choice, and the General Assembly votes to accept the Security Council's recommendation.

Background to the 2006 race

When the race to succeed Annan began in 2006, it was widely expected that the successful candidate would be Asian, as there had not been a Secretary-General from Asia since 1971. A number of Security Council members (including China, which has a veto) indicated they would only support an Asian candidate.[2]

Noting that all Secretaries-General to date have been men, Equality Now launched a campaign for the election of a female Secretary-General, and identified a ‘sampling’ of 18 qualified women, including Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Louise Arbour, Gro Harlem Brundtland, and Tarja Halonen.[3] Equality Now also noted that there are many qualified Asian women, including Aung San Suu Kyi from Burma, Sadako Ogata from Japan, Nafis Sadik from Pakistan, Anson Chan from Hong Kong, and Leticia Shahani from the Philippines.[4] The idea of a female Secretary-General received some support, including from Kofi Annan and US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton[5][6]), but no Asian women were nominated.

Nominees

Seven candidates were officially nominated for the position:[7]

Official candidates
ImageCandidatePositionNominated byRegional group
Ban Ki-moonMinister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of South KoreaSouth Korea}}Asia-Pacific Group
Shashi TharoorUnder-Secretary General for Communications and Public InformationIndia}}Asia-Pacific Group
Vaira Vīķe-FreibergaPresident of LatviaEstonia}}
{{Country|Latvia}}
{{Country|Lithuania}}
Eastern European Group (EEG)
Surakiart SathirathaiDeputy Prime Minister of ThailandThailand}}Asia-Pacific Group
Ashraf GhaniChancellor of the Kabul UniversityAfghanistan}}Asia-Pacific Group
Prince Zeid bin Ra'adJordanian Ambassador to the United NationsJordan}}Asia-Pacific Group
Jayantha DhanapalaFormer Under Secretary General to re-establish the Department of DisarmamentSri Lanka}}Asia-Pacific Group

A number of other potential candidates were mentioned by commentators but did not run, including Bill Clinton (former President of the United States), Jean Chrétien (former Prime Minister of Canada), Anwar Ibrahim (former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia), Goh Chok Tong (Senior Minister of Singapore), Fidel Ramos (former President of the Philippines), José Ramos-Horta (Prime Minister of East Timor), Aleksander Kwaśniewski (former President of Poland), and Tony Blair (then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom).[7] However, Bill Clinton and Tony Blair did not qualify for the post, since one of the unofficial rules of the selection process is that a citizen of a permanent member could not hold the position.[8]

Selection

The Security Council conducted four straw polls, on 24 July,[9] 14 September,[10] 28 September,[11] and 2 October,[12] in which each of the 15 member states were asked whether they would "encourage" or "discourage" each of the official candidates (or if they had ‘no opinion’ on the candidate). Ban Ki-moon led all of the polls, and Shashi Tharoor came in second.

In the final poll, the permanent members voted on red paper, while the rotating members voted on white paper. Ban was the only candidate not to be vetoed, while Tharoor received one red "discourage" vote from the United States.[13] After the vote, Shashi Tharoor withdrew his candidacy,[14] and China's Permanent Representative to the UN told reporters that "it is quite clear from today's straw poll that Minister Ban Ki-moon is the candidate that the Security Council will recommend to the General Assembly".[15]

Zeid and Ghani withdrew from the race on 4 October.[16] They were followed on 5 October by Surakiart and Vīķe-Freiberga, leaving only Ban in the race.[17] The Security Council conducted a formal vote on 9 October and forwarded its choice to the General Assembly, which then appointed Ban Ki-moon on 13 October.[18]

United Nations Secretary-General selection straw poll results[19]
Candidate24 July14 September28 September2 OctoberFinal Vote
E D N E D N E D N E D N
{{flagicon|ROK}} Ban Ki-moon 12 1 2 14 1 0 13 1 1 14 0 1 Acclaimed
{{flagicon|IND}} Shashi Tharoor 10 2 3 10 3 2 8 3 4 10 3 (1P) 2 Withdrawn
{{flagicon|THA}} Surakiart Sathirathai 7 3 5 9 3 3 5 7 3 4 7 (2P) 4 Withdrawn
{{flagicon|SRI}} Jayantha Dhanapala 5 6 4 3 5 7 3 7 5[20] Withdrawn Withdrawn
{{flagicon|JOR}} Prince Zeid bin Ra'adNot yet nominated 6 4 5 3 6 6 2 8 (1P) 5 Withdrawn
{{flagicon|LAT}} Vaira Vike-FreibergaNot yet nominatedNot yet nominated 7 6 2 5 6 (2P) 4 Withdrawn
{{flagicon|AFG}} Ashraf GhaniNot yet nominatedNot yet nominated 3 6 6 4 11 (3P) 0 Withdrawn

2011 Re-selection

Traditionally, the Secretary-General is re-selected for a second term unless vetoed by a permanent member. Ban Ki-moon ran unopposed for a second term in 2011. The Security Council met for informal consultations on 16 June 2011, where Ban received no vetoes. The Security Council adopted Resolution 1987 by acclamation on 17 June 2011, recommending Ban for a second term ending 31 December 2016. The General Assembly adopted Resolution 65/282 on 21 June 2011, ratifying Ban's re-appointment.[21]{{rp|415}}

See also

  • Reform of the United Nations
  • United Nations General Assembly
  • United Nations Security Council

References

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{{United Nations Secretary-General selections}}

External links

  • {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117105102/http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/pages/elect-the-sg.htm |date=November 17, 2007 |title=How is the Secretary-General appointed? — United Nations website}}
  • {{Webarchive |url=https://archive.is/20070207062211/http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/site/lookup.asp?c=glKWLeMTIsG&b=1807393 |date=February 7, 2007 |title=Report on the process of appointing a new Secretary-General}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071117164404/http://unsg.org/ Who will be the next Secretary General?]
  • UNSGselection.org - a campaign for a more democratic selection process
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