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The Political Role of the Secretary-General

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

Leland M. Goodrich
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For the purposes of this discussion, the political role of the Secretary General is defined in somewhat narrow terms. It is not intended to discuss his role in the development of policy generally, which would be a possible way of viewing the subject. Rather, attention will be given to the role of the Secretary-General in the discharge of one of the major responsibilities of the United Nations—the maintenance of international peace and security. Consequently, the role of the Secretary-General in developing and executing policies and programs of economic and social development, which has come to be one of the major fields of activity of the Organization, will not be touched upon, except incidentally.

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International Organization , Volume 16 , Issue 4 , Autumn 1962 , pp. 720 - 735
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Copyright © The IO Foundation 1962

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2 Lie, Trygve, In the Cause of Peace (New York: Macmillan, 1954), p. 42Google Scholar.

3 ibid.

4 On Mr. Hammarskjöld's conception of the office, see Lash, Joseph P., “Dag Hammarskjöld's Conception of His Office,” International Organization, Summer 1962 (Vol. 16, No. 3), pp. 542–566CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

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7 Ibid., p. 3.

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