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Students Speak: if you were head of the UN, what would you do? Students Speak: if you were head of the UN, what would you do?
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As Ban Ki-moon prepares to step down as UN secretary general at the end of the year, his potential successors are making their ambitions known. The list of declared candidates so far includes the head of the UN Development Programme, Helen Clarke, the former UN high commissioner for refugees, António Guterres, and the head of Unesco, Irina Bokova.As Ban Ki-moon prepares to step down as UN secretary general at the end of the year, his potential successors are making their ambitions known. The list of declared candidates so far includes the head of the UN Development Programme, Helen Clarke, the former UN high commissioner for refugees, António Guterres, and the head of Unesco, Irina Bokova.
It is expected to be the most transparent leadership transition in the UN’s 70-year history, with candidates stating their case at the general assembly for the first time. Previous appointments to the top job were shrouded in secrecy and made largely by the five permanent members of the security council: the UK, US, France, Russia and China.It is expected to be the most transparent leadership transition in the UN’s 70-year history, with candidates stating their case at the general assembly for the first time. Previous appointments to the top job were shrouded in secrecy and made largely by the five permanent members of the security council: the UK, US, France, Russia and China.
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Ban’s successor will face challenges including the growing number of humanitarian crises, the implementation of the sustainable development goals and possibly reform of the UN itself.Ban’s successor will face challenges including the growing number of humanitarian crises, the implementation of the sustainable development goals and possibly reform of the UN itself.
If you were the head of the UN, what would be your priority? Would you focus on the organisation’s role as a peacemaker, and attempt to end conflicts in South Sudan, Burundi, Syria and elsewhere? Would you promote the role of women in society? Perhaps you would concentrate on internal reform, or developing the world’s poorest countries and driving through the sustainable development agenda?If you were the head of the UN, what would be your priority? Would you focus on the organisation’s role as a peacemaker, and attempt to end conflicts in South Sudan, Burundi, Syria and elsewhere? Would you promote the role of women in society? Perhaps you would concentrate on internal reform, or developing the world’s poorest countries and driving through the sustainable development agenda?
Submit a response of 250 words or fewer, telling us what your first act in office would be, and we’ll publish the best ones. Keep your response clear and concise, avoiding development or academic jargon. Email your response to development@theguardian.com with “Students Speak” in the subject line. Please include your name, the country in which you live, and the university or college you attend. Submissions close at 6pm BST on 6 May.Submit a response of 250 words or fewer, telling us what your first act in office would be, and we’ll publish the best ones. Keep your response clear and concise, avoiding development or academic jargon. Email your response to development@theguardian.com with “Students Speak” in the subject line. Please include your name, the country in which you live, and the university or college you attend. Submissions close at 6pm BST on 6 May.