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An online magazine covering the race to replace Ban Ki-moon as Secretary-General of the United Nations that focuses on the agenda and priorities for the next SG.

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Five Questions for the Next SG

Five Questions for the Next SG

The UN General Assembly is conducting job interviews. What should they be asking?
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NYU CIC4 days ago
U.N. Peace Operations Need Less Jargon and More Direction

U.N. Peace Operations Need Less Jargon and More Direction

Maybe it’s time for the semantic arguments to be replaced with a focus on results.
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The Lost Agenda: Gender Parity in Senior UN Appointments

The Lost Agenda: Gender Parity in Senior UN Appointments

Can a female SG fix years of discrimination?
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NYU CICMar 30
At the U.N., Only Optimists Need Apply

At the U.N., Only Optimists Need Apply

Does the Next SG need to be a “zwangsoptimist”?
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NYU CICMar 30
Madam Secretary-General?

Madam Secretary-General?

Is insisting on both a woman and a feminist as the Next SG asking too much?
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NYU CICMar 30
Delivering the Global Goals

Delivering the Global Goals

The new Secretary-General has 17 goals and 169 targets to deliver.
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NYU CICSep 24, 2015
Becoming SG, Explained

Becoming SG, Explained

Our idiot’s guide to a confusing and opaque process.
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NYU CICSep 24, 2015
In The Corridors

In The Corridors

What’s the word on whether the UN is serious about picking a woman as Secretary-General.
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NYU CICSep 24, 2015
Becoming UN Secretary-General — lessons from the past

Becoming UN Secretary-General — lessons from the past

What history tells us about how 9 men got, kept and sometimes lost the UN’s top job.
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David StevenSep 24, 2015
How to get the UN’s top job in 9 easy steps

How to get the UN’s top job in 9 easy steps

Be a nobody and take it from there…
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David StevenSep 24, 2015
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