What Does The UN Secretary-General Actually Do?
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In October 2016, the United Nations elected its 9th Secretary General - Antonio Guterres of Portugal. The position has been described as ‘the hardest in the world’, but what exactly does the UN Secretary General do? Well, the Secretary General is the leader and de facto spokesperson of the United Nations. According to the UN Charter, this means leading most meetings, creating an annual report and addressing the security council on matters that “threaten international peace and security." Beyond this, the job actually has few official duties and as a result, every Secretary General has interpreted it differently. For instance some act as “world moderators”, which is to say, the diplomatic mediator in international disputes. In fact when President...
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In October 2016, the United Nations elected its 9th Secretary General - Antonio Guterres of Portugal. The position has been described as ‘the hardest in the world’, but what exactly does the UN Secretary General do? Well, the Secretary General is the leader and de facto spokesperson of the United Nations. According to the UN Charter, this means leading most meetings, creating an annual report and addressing the security council on matters that “threaten international peace and security." Beyond this, the job actually has few official duties and as a result, every Secretary General has interpreted it differently. For instance some act as “world moderators”, which is to say, the diplomatic mediator in international disputes. In fact when President...
