Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: secretary or general?
- PART I Defining and refining the job description
- PART II Maintaining peace and security
- PART III Normative and political dilemmas
- PART IV Independence and the future
- APPENDIX: selected documents on the Secretary-General
- 1 Charter of the United Nations, 26 June 1945
- 2 Report of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations, 23 December 1945
- 3 General Assembly Resolution 11(I), 24 January 1946
- 4 The “Wisnumurti Guidelines” for Selecting a Candidate for Secretary-General, 12 November 1996
- 5 General Assembly Resolution 51/241, 22 August 1997
- 6 Canadian Non-Paper on the Process for the Selection of the Next Secretary-General, 15 February 2006
- 7 General Assembly Resolution 60/286, 8 September 2006
- Select bibliography
- Index
5 - General Assembly Resolution 51/241, 22 August 1997
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 January 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: secretary or general?
- PART I Defining and refining the job description
- PART II Maintaining peace and security
- PART III Normative and political dilemmas
- PART IV Independence and the future
- APPENDIX: selected documents on the Secretary-General
- 1 Charter of the United Nations, 26 June 1945
- 2 Report of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations, 23 December 1945
- 3 General Assembly Resolution 11(I), 24 January 1946
- 4 The “Wisnumurti Guidelines” for Selecting a Candidate for Secretary-General, 12 November 1996
- 5 General Assembly Resolution 51/241, 22 August 1997
- 6 Canadian Non-Paper on the Process for the Selection of the Next Secretary-General, 15 February 2006
- 7 General Assembly Resolution 60/286, 8 September 2006
- Select bibliography
- Index
Summary
Strengthening of the United Nations System
Annex
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
56. The process of selection of the Secretary-General shall be made more transparent.
57. The General Assembly shall make full use of the power of appointment enshrined in the Charter in the process of the appointment of the Secretary-General and the agenda item entitled “Appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations.”
58. The duration of the term or terms of appointment, including the option of a single term, shall be considered before the appointment of the next Secretary-General.
59. In the course of the identification and appointment of the best candidate for the post of Secretary-General, due regard shall continue to be given to regional rotation and shall also be given to gender equality.
60. Without prejudice to the prerogatives of the Security Council, the President of the General Assembly may consult with Member States to identify potential candidates endorsed by a Member State and, upon informing all Member States of the results, may forward those results to the Security Council.
61. In order to ensure a smooth and efficient transition, the Secretary-General should be appointed as early as possible, preferably no later than one month before the date on which the term of the incumbent expires.
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