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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A9" title="أمين عام الأمم المتحدة – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="أمين عام الأمم المتحدة" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secr%C3%A8t%C3%A8ro_g%C2%B7%C3%A8n%C3%A8ral_de_l%E2%80%99ONU" title="Secrètèro g·ènèral de l’ONU – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Secrètèro g·ènèral de l’ONU" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMT_ba%C5%9F_katibi" title="BMT baş katibi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="BMT baş katibi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC" title="জাতিসংঘের মহাসচিব – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="জাতিসংঘের মহাসচিব" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-map-bms mw-list-item"><a href="https://map-bms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekretaris_Jenderal_PBB" title="Sekretaris Jenderal PBB – Banyumasan" lang="jv-x-bms" hreflang="jv-x-bms" data-title="Sekretaris Jenderal PBB" data-language-autonym="Basa Banyumasan" data-language-local-name="Banyumasan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Banyumasan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%9C%D0%9E-%D0%BD%D1%8B%D2%A3_%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B" title="БМО-ның Генераль секретары – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="БМО-ның Генераль секретары" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%90%D0%90%D0%9D" title="Генеральны сакратар ААН – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Генеральны сакратар ААН" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%90%D0%90%D0%9D" title="Генэральны сакратар ААН – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Генэральны сакратар ААН" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9E%D0%9E%D0%9D" title="Генерален секретар на ООН – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Генерален секретар на ООН" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalni_sekretar_Ujedinjenih_nacija" title="Generalni sekretar Ujedinjenih nacija – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Generalni sekretar Ujedinjenih nacija" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretari_General_de_les_Nacions_Unides" title="Secretari General de les Nacions Unides – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Secretari General de les Nacions Unides" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gener%C3%A1ln%C3%AD_tajemn%C3%ADk_OSN" title="Generální tajemník OSN – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Generální tajemník OSN" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ysgrifennydd_Cyffredinol_y_Cenhedloedd_Unedig" title="Ysgrifennydd Cyffredinol y Cenhedloedd Unedig – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Ysgrifennydd Cyffredinol y Cenhedloedd Unedig" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN%27s_generalsekret%C3%A6r" title="FN's generalsekretær – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="FN's generalsekretær" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalsekret%C3%A4r_der_Vereinten_Nationen" title="Generalsekretär der Vereinten Nationen – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Generalsekretär der Vereinten Nationen" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9CRO_peasekret%C3%A4r" title="ÜRO peasekretär – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="ÜRO peasekretär" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%93%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AD%CE%B1%CF%82_%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%97%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%AD%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%95%CE%B8%CE%BD%CF%8E%CE%BD" title="Γενικός Γραμματέας των Ηνωμένων Εθνών – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Γενικός Γραμματέας των Ηνωμένων Εθνών" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretario_general_de_la_ONU" title="Secretario general de la ONU – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Secretario general de la ONU" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%9Cenerala_Sekretario_de_la_Unui%C4%9Dintaj_Nacioj" title="Ĝenerala Sekretario de la Unuiĝintaj Nacioj – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ĝenerala Sekretario de la Unuiĝintaj Nacioj" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazio_Batuen_Erakundeko_idazkari_nagusia" title="Nazio Batuen Erakundeko idazkari nagusia – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Nazio Batuen Erakundeko idazkari nagusia" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%84_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%84%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF" title="دبیرکل سازمان ملل متحد – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دبیرکل سازمان ملل متحد" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secr%C3%A9taire_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_des_Nations_unies" title="Secrétaire général des Nations unies – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Secrétaire général des Nations unies" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ard-R%C3%BAna%C3%AD_na_N%C3%A1isi%C3%BAn_Aontaithe" title="Ard-Rúnaí na Náisiún Aontaithe – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Ard-Rúnaí na Náisiún Aontaithe" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretario_xeral_das_Naci%C3%B3ns_Unidas" title="Secretario xeral das Nacións Unidas – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Secretario xeral das Nacións Unidas" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%A0%EC%97%94_%EC%82%AC%EB%AC%B4%EC%B4%9D%EC%9E%A5" title="유엔 사무총장 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="유엔 사무총장" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D4%B1%D4%BF-%D5%AB_%D5%A3%D5%AC%D5%AD%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%B8%D6%80_%D6%84%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B2%D5%A1%D6%80" title="ՄԱԿ-ի գլխավոր քարտուղար – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="ՄԱԿ-ի գլխավոր քարտուղար" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5" title="संयुक्त राष्ट्र के महासचिव – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="संयुक्त राष्ट्र के महासचिव" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glavni_tajnik_Ujedinjenih_naroda" title="Glavni tajnik Ujedinjenih naroda – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Glavni tajnik Ujedinjenih naroda" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekretaris_Jenderal_Perserikatan_Bangsa-Bangsa" title="Sekretaris Jenderal Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Sekretaris Jenderal Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xh mw-list-item"><a href="https://xh.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNobhala_Jikelele_weZizwe_eziManyeneyo" title="UNobhala Jikelele weZizwe eziManyeneyo – Xhosa" lang="xh" hreflang="xh" data-title="UNobhala Jikelele weZizwe eziManyeneyo" data-language-autonym="IsiXhosa" data-language-local-name="Xhosa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiXhosa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%B0alritari_Sameinu%C3%B0u_%C3%BEj%C3%B3%C3%B0anna" title="Aðalritari Sameinuðu þjóðanna – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Aðalritari Sameinuðu þjóðanna" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segretario_generale_delle_Nazioni_Unite" title="Segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%96%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%9C%D7%99_%D7%A9%D7%9C_%D7%94%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%95%D7%97%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA" title="המזכיר הכללי של האומות המאוחדות – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="המזכיר הכללי של האומות המאוחדות" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekretaris_Jenderal_PBB" title="Sekretaris Jenderal PBB – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Sekretaris Jenderal PBB" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%AF%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A4_%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B7%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0_%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A5%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%AF_%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%B9%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%BF" title="ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಮಹಾಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಮಹಾಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%92%E1%83%90%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%92%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98_%E1%83%9B%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="გაეროს გენერალური მდივანი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="გაეროს გენერალური მდივანი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%96%D1%80%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D2%B0%D0%BB%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80_%D2%B0%D0%B9%D1%8B%D0%BC%D1%8B%D0%BD%D1%8B%D2%A3_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%81_%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%88%D1%8B%D1%81%D1%8B" title="Біріккен Ұлттар Ұйымының бас хатшысы – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Біріккен Ұлттар Ұйымының бас хатшысы" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katibu_Mkuu_wa_UM" title="Katibu Mkuu wa UM – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Katibu Mkuu wa UM" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B4%D1%8B%D0%BA_%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C_(%D0%91%D0%A3%D0%A3)" title="Генералдык секретарь (БУУ) – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Генералдык секретарь (БУУ)" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_secretariorum_generalium_Nationum_Unitarum" title="Index secretariorum generalium Nationum Unitarum – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Index secretariorum generalium Nationum Unitarum" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANO_%C4%A3ener%C4%81lsekret%C4%81rs" title="ANO ģenerālsekretārs – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="ANO ģenerālsekretārs" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalsekret%C3%A4r_vun_de_Vereenten_Natiounen" title="Generalsekretär vun de Vereenten Natiounen – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Generalsekretär vun de Vereenten Natiounen" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungtini%C5%B3_Taut%C5%B3_generalinis_sekretorius" title="Jungtinių Tautų generalinis sekretorius – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Jungtinių Tautų generalinis sekretorius" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5_%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8" title="Генерален секретар на Обединетите нации – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Генерален секретар на Обединетите нации" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%90%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B7%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%AD%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%86_%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%BD" title="ഐക്യരാഷ്ട്രസഭയുടെ സെക്രട്ടറി ജനറൽ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഐക്യരാഷ്ട്രസഭയുടെ സെക്രട്ടറി ജനറൽ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B8" title="संयुक्त राष्ट्रांचे सरचिटणीस – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="संयुक्त राष्ट्रांचे सरचिटणीस" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%87" title="ليستة امناء عام الامم المتحده – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ليستة امناء عام الامم المتحده" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setiausaha_Agung_Pertubuhan_Bangsa-Bangsa_Bersatu" title="Setiausaha Agung Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Setiausaha Agung Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D2%AE%D0%91-%D1%8B%D0%BD_%D0%95%D1%80%D3%A9%D0%BD%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD_%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0" title="НҮБ-ын Ерөнхий нарийн бичгийн дарга – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="НҮБ-ын Ерөнхий нарийн бичгийн дарга" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%80%E1%80%AF%E1%80%9C%E1%80%9E%E1%80%99%E1%80%82%E1%80%B9%E1%80%82_%E1%80%A1%E1%80%91%E1%80%BD%E1%80%B1%E1%80%91%E1%80%BD%E1%80%B1%E1%80%A1%E1%80%90%E1%80%BD%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%9B%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B8%E1%80%99%E1%80%BE%E1%80%B0%E1%80%B8%E1%80%81%E1%80%BB%E1%80%AF%E1%80%95%E1%80%BA" title="ကုလသမဂ္ဂ အထွေထွေအတွင်းရေးမှူးချုပ် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ကုလသမဂ္ဂ အထွေထွေအတွင်းရေးမှူးချုပ်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretaris-generaal_van_de_Verenigde_Naties" title="Secretaris-generaal van de Verenigde Naties – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Secretaris-generaal van de Verenigde Naties" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5" title="संयुक्त राष्ट्रसङ्घका महासचिव – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="संयुक्त राष्ट्रसङ्घका महासचिव" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9B%BD%E9%9A%9B%E9%80%A3%E5%90%88%E4%BA%8B%E5%8B%99%E7%B7%8F%E9%95%B7" title="国際連合事務総長 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="国際連合事務総長" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/FNs_generalsekret%C3%A6r" title="FNs generalsekretær – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="FNs generalsekretær" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretari_General_de_las_Nacions_Unidas" title="Secretari General de las Nacions Unidas – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Secretari General de las Nacions Unidas" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birlashgan_millatlar_tashkiloti_bosh_kotibi" title="Birlashgan millatlar tashkiloti bosh kotibi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Birlashgan millatlar tashkiloti bosh kotibi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%B9%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%DB%81" title="سیکرٹری جنرل اقوام متحدہ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="سیکرٹری جنرل اقوام متحدہ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalsekret%C3%A4r_vun_de_Vereenten_Natschonen" title="Generalsekretär vun de Vereenten Natschonen – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Generalsekretär vun de Vereenten Natschonen" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekretarz_generalny_Organizacji_Narod%C3%B3w_Zjednoczonych" title="Sekretarz generalny Organizacji Narodów Zjednoczonych – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Sekretarz generalny Organizacji Narodów Zjednoczonych" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret%C3%A1rio-geral_das_Na%C3%A7%C3%B5es_Unidas" title="Secretário-geral das Nações Unidas – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Secretário-geral das Nações Unidas" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMSh_bas_xatkeri" title="BMSh bas xatkeri – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="BMSh bas xatkeri" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretarul_General_al_Na%C8%9Biunilor_Unite" title="Secretarul General al Națiunilor Unite – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Secretarul General al Națiunilor Unite" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a 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data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yhdistyneiden_kansakuntien_p%C3%A4%C3%A4sihteeri" title="Yhdistyneiden kansakuntien pääsihteeri – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Yhdistyneiden kansakuntien pääsihteeri" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B6renta_nationernas_generalsekreterare" title="Förenta nationernas generalsekreterare – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Förenta nationernas generalsekreterare" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a 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Général des Nations Unies</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>)</span><br /><span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>)</span><br /><span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru">Генеральный секретарь ООН</span></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>)</span></div></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_the_United_Nations.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_2021.jpg/220px-Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="307" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_2021.jpg/330px-Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_2021.jpg/440px-Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="574" data-file-height="801" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres" title="António Guterres">António Guterres</a><br /></div>since 1 January 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-01-01</span>)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Secretariat" title="United Nations Secretariat">United Nations Secretariat</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/His_Excellency" class="mw-redirect" title="His Excellency">His Excellency</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chief_administrative_officer" title="Chief administrative officer">Chief administrative officer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">UNSECGEN</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Secretariat" title="United Nations Secretariat">Secretariat</a><br /><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">General Assembly</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_residence" title="Official residence">Residence</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/York_Avenue_and_Sutton_Place" title="York Avenue and Sutton Place">Sutton Place, New York City</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Headquarters" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Headquarters">United Nations Headquarters</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> (<a href="/wiki/Extraterritoriality" title="Extraterritoriality">international territory</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nominator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">Security Council</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">General Assembly</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Five years, renewable<br />(traditionally limited to two terms)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Charter" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Charter">United Nations Charter</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Precursor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_leaders_of_the_League_of_Nations##Secretaries_General" title="List of leaders of the League of Nations">Secretary-General of the League of Nations</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">24 October 1945</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gladwyn_Jebb" title="Gladwyn Jebb">Gladwyn Jebb</a><br />as acting <i>Secretary-General</i><br /><a href="/wiki/Trygve_Lie" title="Trygve Lie">Trygve Lie</a><br />as first <i>Secretary-General</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" title="Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations">Deputy Secretary-General</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.un.org/sg">un.org/sg</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>secretary-general of the United Nations</b> (<b>UNSG</b> or <b>UNSECGEN</b>) is the <a href="/wiki/Chief_administrative_officer" title="Chief administrative officer">chief administrative officer</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> and head of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Secretariat" title="United Nations Secretariat">United Nations Secretariat</a>, one of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_System#Six_principal_organs" title="United Nations System">six principal organs of the United Nations</a>. </p><p>The role of the secretary-general and of the secretariat is laid out by <a href="/wiki/Chapter_XV_of_the_United_Nations_Charter" title="Chapter XV of the United Nations Charter">Chapter XV</a> (Articles 97 to 101) of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Charter" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Charter">United Nations Charter</a>. However, the office's qualifications, selection process and tenure are open to interpretation; they have been established by custom.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selection_and_term_of_office">Selection and term of office</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Selection and term of office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Secretary-General_selection" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Secretary-General selection">United Nations Secretary-General selection</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:UNO_New_York.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/UNO_New_York.JPG/220px-UNO_New_York.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="345" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/UNO_New_York.JPG/330px-UNO_New_York.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/UNO_New_York.JPG/440px-UNO_New_York.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2032" data-file-height="3183" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Secretariat_Building" title="United Nations Secretariat Building">Secretariat Building</a> is a 154-metre-tall (505 ft) skyscraper and the centerpiece of the <a href="/wiki/Headquarters_of_the_United_Nations" title="Headquarters of the United Nations">Headquarters of the United Nations</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The secretary-general is appointed by the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">General Assembly</a> upon the recommendation of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">Security Council</a>. As the recommendation must come from the Security Council, any of the five <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_veto_power" title="United Nations Security Council veto power">permanent members of the council can veto</a> a nomination. Most secretaries-general are compromise candidates from <a href="/wiki/Middle_power" title="Middle power">middle powers</a> and have little prior fame. </p><p>Unofficial qualifications for the job have been set by precedent in previous selections. The appointee may not be a citizen of any of the Security Council's five permanent members.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The General Assembly resolution 51/241 in 1997 stated that, in the appointment of "the best candidate", due regard should be given to regional (continental) rotation of the appointee's national origin and to gender equality,<sup id="cite_ref-SRR2015_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SRR2015-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 5">: 5 </span></sup> although no woman has yet served as secretary-general. All appointees to date have been <a href="/wiki/Career_diplomat" class="mw-redirect" title="Career diplomat">career diplomats</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The length of the term is discretionary, but all secretaries-general since 1971 have been appointed to five-year terms. Every secretary-general since 1961 has been re-selected for a second term, with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Boutros_Boutros-Ghali" title="Boutros Boutros-Ghali">Boutros Boutros-Ghali</a>, who was <a href="/wiki/List_of_vetoed_United_Nations_Security_Council_resolutions" title="List of vetoed United Nations Security Council resolutions">vetoed</a> by the United States in the <a href="/wiki/1996_United_Nations_Secretary-General_selection" title="1996 United Nations Secretary-General selection">1996 selection</a>. While the position does not have a formal <a href="/wiki/Term_limit" title="Term limit">term limit</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> incumbent secretary-generals have avoided seeking a third term since the <a href="/wiki/1981_United_Nations_Secretary-General_selection" title="1981 United Nations Secretary-General selection">1981 selection</a>, when China cast a record 16 vetoes against a third term for <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Waldheim" title="Kurt Waldheim">Kurt Waldheim</a>. </p><p>The selection process is opaque and is often compared to a <a href="/wiki/Papal_conclave" title="Papal conclave">papal conclave</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes20160722_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes20160722-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 1981, the Security Council has voted in secret in a series of <a href="/wiki/Straw_polls" class="mw-redirect" title="Straw polls">straw polls</a>; it then submits the winning candidate to the General Assembly for ratification. No candidate has ever been rejected by the General Assembly, and only once, <a href="/wiki/1950_United_Nations_Secretary-General_selection" title="1950 United Nations Secretary-General selection">in 1950</a>, has a candidate been voted upon despite a UNSC veto.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, the General Assembly and the Security Council sought nominations and conducted public debates for the first time. However, the Security Council voted in private and followed the same process as previous selections, leading the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="President of the United Nations General Assembly">president of the General Assembly</a> to complain that it "does not live up to the expectations of the membership and the new standard of openness and transparency".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Powers_and_duties">Powers and duties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Powers and duties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The role of the secretary-general is described as combining the functions and responsibilities of an advocate, diplomat, civil servant, and chief executive officer.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The UN Charter designates the secretary-general as the "chief administrative officer" of the UN and allows them to perform "such other functions as are entrusted" by other United Nations organs. The Charter also empowers the secretary-general to inform the Security Council of "any matter which in his opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security". These provisions have been interpreted as providing broad leeway for officeholders to serve a variety of roles as suited to their preferences, skill set, or circumstances.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The secretary-general's routine duties include overseeing the activities and duties of the secretariat; attending sessions with United Nations bodies; consulting with world leaders, government officials, and other stakeholders; and travelling the world to engage with global constituents and bring attention to certain international issues.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The secretary-general publishes an annual report on the work of the UN, which includes an assessment of its activities and an outline future priorities. The secretary-general is also the chairman of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB), a body composed of the heads of all UN funds, programmes, and specialised agencies, which meets twice a year to discuss substantive and management issues facing the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_System" title="United Nations System">United Nations System</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many of the secretary-general's powers are informal and left open to individual interpretation; some appointees have opted for more activist roles, while others have been more technocratic or administrative.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The secretary-general is often reliant upon the use of their "good offices", described as "steps taken publicly and in private, drawing upon his independence, impartiality and integrity, to prevent international disputes from arising, escalating or spreading".<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Consequently, observers have variably described the office as the "world's most visible <a href="/wiki/Bully_pulpit" title="Bully pulpit">bully pulpit</a>" or as the "world's moderator".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Examples include <a href="/wiki/Dag_Hammarskj%C3%B6ld" title="Dag Hammarskjöld">Dag Hammarskjöld</a>'s promotion of an armistice between the warring parties of <a href="/wiki/Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict" title="Arab–Israeli conflict">Arab-Israel conflict</a>, <a href="/wiki/Javier_P%C3%A9rez_de_Cu%C3%A9llar" title="Javier Pérez de Cuéllar">Javier Perez de Cuellar</a>'s negotiation of a ceasefire in the <a href="/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War" title="Iran–Iraq War">Iran-Iraq War</a>, and <a href="/wiki/U_Thant" title="U Thant">U Thant</a>'s role in deescalating the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis" title="Cuban Missile Crisis">Cuban Missile Crisis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Residence">Residence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Residence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The official residence of the secretary-general is a townhouse at 3 <a href="/wiki/York_Avenue_and_Sutton_Place" title="York Avenue and Sutton Place">Sutton Place, Manhattan</a>, in New York City, United States. The townhouse was built for <a href="/wiki/Anne_Morgan_(philanthropist)" title="Anne Morgan (philanthropist)">Anne Morgan</a> in 1921 and donated to the United Nations in 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_secretaries-general">List of secretaries-general</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: List of secretaries-general"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">Portrait </th> <th scope="col">Secretary-general<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th scope="col">Assumed office </th> <th scope="col">Left office </th> <th scope="col">Country of origin </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/UN_Regional_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="UN Regional Group">UN Regional Group</a> </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><b>Acting</b></i> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sr._Gladwyn_Jebb.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Sr._Gladwyn_Jebb.jpg/80px-Sr._Gladwyn_Jebb.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Sr._Gladwyn_Jebb.jpg/120px-Sr._Gladwyn_Jebb.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Sr._Gladwyn_Jebb.jpg/160px-Sr._Gladwyn_Jebb.jpg 2x" data-file-width="820" data-file-height="1163" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Jebb, Gladwyn"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gladwyn_Jebb" title="Gladwyn Jebb">Gladwyn Jebb</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1900–1996)</span><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td data-sort-type="date">24 October 1945 </td> <td data-sort-type="date">2 February 1946 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_European_and_Others_Group" title="Western European and Others Group">Western European and Others</a> </td> <td>After <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, Jebb served as executive secretary of the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations in August 1945, being appointed Acting United Nations secretary-general from October 1945 to February 1946 until the appointment of the first secretary-general, Trygve Lie.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Trygve_Lie_1938.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Trygve_Lie_1938.jpg/80px-Trygve_Lie_1938.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Trygve_Lie_1938.jpg/121px-Trygve_Lie_1938.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Trygve_Lie_1938.jpg/160px-Trygve_Lie_1938.jpg 2x" data-file-width="524" data-file-height="725" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Lie, Trygve"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Trygve_Lie" title="Trygve Lie">Trygve Lie</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1896–1968)</span><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td data-sort-type="date">2 February 1946 </td> <td data-sort-type="date">10 November 1952 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_European_and_Others_Group" title="Western European and Others Group">Western European and Others</a> </td> <td>Lie, a foreign minister and former labour leader, was recommended by the Soviet Union to fill the post. After the UN involvement in the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, the Soviet Union vetoed Lie's reappointment in 1951. The United States circumvented the Soviet Union's veto and recommended reappointment directly to the General Assembly. Lie was reappointed by a vote of 46 to 5, with eight abstentions. The Soviet Union remained hostile to Lie, and he resigned in 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-una-usa-fact_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-una-usa-fact-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dag_Hammarskj%C3%B6ld.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Dag_Hammarskj%C3%B6ld.jpg/80px-Dag_Hammarskj%C3%B6ld.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Dag_Hammarskj%C3%B6ld.jpg/120px-Dag_Hammarskj%C3%B6ld.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Dag_Hammarskj%C3%B6ld.jpg/159px-Dag_Hammarskj%C3%B6ld.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2442" data-file-height="3462" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Hammarskjöld, Dag"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dag_Hammarskj%C3%B6ld" title="Dag Hammarskjöld">Dag Hammarskjöld</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1905–1961)</span><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td data-sort-type="date">10 April 1953 </td> <td data-sort-type="date">18 September 1961 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_European_and_Others_Group" title="Western European and Others Group">Western European and Others</a> </td> <td>After a series of candidates were vetoed, Hammarskjöld emerged as an option that was acceptable to the Security Council. He was re-elected unanimously to a second term in 1957. The Soviet Union was angered by Hammarskjöld's leadership of the UN during the <a href="/wiki/Congo_Crisis" title="Congo Crisis">Congo Crisis</a>, and suggested that the position of secretary-general be replaced by a <a href="/wiki/Triumvirate" title="Triumvirate">troika</a>, or three-man executive. Facing great opposition from the Western nations, the Soviet Union gave up on its suggestion. Hammarskjöld <a href="/wiki/1961_Ndola_Transair_Sweden_DC-6_crash" title="1961 Ndola Transair Sweden DC-6 crash">died in a plane crash</a> in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Rhodesia" title="Northern Rhodesia">Northern Rhodesia</a> (now <a href="/wiki/Zambia" title="Zambia">Zambia</a>) in 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-una-usa-fact_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-una-usa-fact-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> U.S. president <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> called him "the greatest statesman of our century".<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hammarskjöld was posthumously awarded the 1961 <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize" title="Nobel Peace Prize">Nobel Peace Prize</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><b>Acting</b></i> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:U_Thant_(1963).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/U_Thant_%281963%29.jpg/80px-U_Thant_%281963%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/U_Thant_%281963%29.jpg/120px-U_Thant_%281963%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/U_Thant_%281963%29.jpg/160px-U_Thant_%281963%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1013" data-file-height="1353" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row" rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="Thant, U"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/U_Thant" title="U Thant">U Thant</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1909–1974)</span><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td data-sort-type="date">3 November 1961 </td> <td data-sort-type="date">30 November 1962 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_Burma_%281948%E2%80%931974%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Burma_%281948%E2%80%931974%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_Burma_%281948%E2%80%931974%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Burma_%281948%E2%80%931974%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_Burma_%281948%E2%80%931974%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Burma_%281948%E2%80%931974%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Burma</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Asia-Pacific_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Asia-Pacific Group">Asia-Pacific</a> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Formerly a member of the <a href="/wiki/Anti-Fascist_People%27s_Freedom_League" title="Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League">Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League</a> until 1958</span> </p> </td> <td rowspan="2">In the process of replacing Hammarskjöld, the developing world insisted on a non-European and non-American secretary-general. U Thant was nominated. However, due to opposition from the French (Thant had chaired a committee on <a href="/wiki/Algerian_nationalism" title="Algerian nationalism">Algerian independence</a>) and the Arabs (Burma supported <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a>), Thant was only appointed for the remainder of Hammarskjöld's term. He was the first Asian secretary-general. The following year, on 30 November, Thant was unanimously re-elected to a full term ending on 3 November 1966. At the General Assembly session on 2 December 1966, Thant was reappointed as secretary-general by a unanimous vote of the Security Council. His five-year term ended on 31 December 1971. Thant did not seek a third election.<sup id="cite_ref-una-usa-fact_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-una-usa-fact-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thant is the only former secretary-general whose home country had not been in the Security Council in his term. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3</b> </td> <td data-sort-type="date">30 November 1962 </td> <td data-sort-type="date">31 December 1971 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>4</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kurt_Waldheim_UN.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Kurt_Waldheim_UN.jpg/80px-Kurt_Waldheim_UN.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Kurt_Waldheim_UN.jpg/120px-Kurt_Waldheim_UN.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Kurt_Waldheim_UN.jpg/160px-Kurt_Waldheim_UN.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2839" data-file-height="3516" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Waldheim, Kurt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Waldheim" title="Kurt Waldheim">Kurt Waldheim</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1918–2007)</span><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td data-sort-type="date">1 January 1972 </td> <td data-sort-type="date">31 December 1981 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_European_and_Others_Group" title="Western European and Others Group">Western European and Others</a> </td> <td>Waldheim launched a discreet but effective campaign to become the secretary-general. Despite initial vetoes from China and the United Kingdom, in the third round, Waldheim was selected to become the new secretary-general. In 1976, China initially blocked Waldheim's re-election, but it relented on the second ballot. In 1981, Waldheim's re-election for a third term was blocked by China, which vetoed his selection through 15 rounds; although the official reasons by the Chinese government for the veto of Waldheim remain unclear, some estimates from the time believe it to be in part due to China's belief that a <a href="/wiki/Third_World" title="Third World">Third World</a> country should give a nomination, particularly from the Americas;<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, there also remained the question of his possible involvement in <a href="/wiki/Nazi_war_crimes" class="mw-redirect" title="Nazi war crimes">Nazi war crimes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1986 to 1992, Waldheim served as <a href="/wiki/President_of_Austria" title="President of Austria">president of Austria</a>, making him the first former secretary-general to rise to the position of head of state. In 1985, it was revealed that a post-World War II <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_War_Crimes_Commission" title="United Nations War Crimes Commission">UN War Crimes Commission</a> had labeled Waldheim as a suspected <a href="/wiki/War_criminal" class="mw-redirect" title="War criminal">war criminal</a> based on his involvement with the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Wehrmacht" title="Wehrmacht">Wehrmacht</a></i></span>. The files had been stored in the UN archive.<sup id="cite_ref-una-usa-fact_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-una-usa-fact-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>5</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Javier_P%C3%A9rez_de_Cu%C3%A9llar_(1982).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Javier_P%C3%A9rez_de_Cu%C3%A9llar_%281982%29.jpg/80px-Javier_P%C3%A9rez_de_Cu%C3%A9llar_%281982%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Javier_P%C3%A9rez_de_Cu%C3%A9llar_%281982%29.jpg/120px-Javier_P%C3%A9rez_de_Cu%C3%A9llar_%281982%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Javier_P%C3%A9rez_de_Cu%C3%A9llar_%281982%29.jpg/160px-Javier_P%C3%A9rez_de_Cu%C3%A9llar_%281982%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2185" data-file-height="2913" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Javier_P%C3%A9rez_de_Cu%C3%A9llar" title="Javier Pérez de Cuéllar">Javier Pérez de Cuéllar</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1920–2020)</span><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td data-sort-type="date">1 January 1982 </td> <td data-sort-type="date">31 December 1991 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/23px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/35px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/45px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Latin_American_and_Caribbean_Group" title="Latin American and Caribbean Group">Latin American and Caribbean</a> </td> <td>Pérez de Cuéllar was selected after a five-week deadlock between the re-election of Waldheim and China's candidate, <a href="/wiki/Salim_Ahmed_Salim" title="Salim Ahmed Salim">Salim Ahmed Salim</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a>. Pérez de Cuéllar, a Peruvian diplomat who a decade earlier had served as President of the UN Security Council during his time as Peruvian ambassador to the UN, was a compromise candidate. He became the first and thus far only secretary-general from the Americas. He was re-elected unanimously in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-una-usa-fact_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-una-usa-fact-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>6</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Boutros_Boutros_Ghali_(1993).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Boutros_Boutros_Ghali_%281993%29.jpg/80px-Boutros_Boutros_Ghali_%281993%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Boutros_Boutros_Ghali_%281993%29.jpg/120px-Boutros_Boutros_Ghali_%281993%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Boutros_Boutros_Ghali_%281993%29.jpg/160px-Boutros_Boutros_Ghali_%281993%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="852" data-file-height="1212" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Boutros-Ghali, Boutros"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Boutros_Boutros-Ghali" title="Boutros Boutros-Ghali">Boutros Boutros-Ghali</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1922–2016)</span><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td data-sort-type="date">1 January 1992 </td> <td data-sort-type="date">31 December 1996 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/African_Group" title="African Group">African</a> </td> <td>The 102-member <a href="/wiki/Non-Aligned_Movement" title="Non-Aligned Movement">Non-Aligned Movement</a> insisted that the next secretary-general come from Africa. With a majority in the General Assembly and the support of China, the "Non-Aligned Movement had the votes necessary to block any unfavorable candidate". The Security Council conducted five anonymous straw polls—a first for the council—and Boutros-Ghali emerged with 11 votes on the fifth round. In 1996, the United States vetoed the re-appointment of Boutros-Ghali, claiming he had failed in implementing necessary reforms to the UN.<sup id="cite_ref-una-usa-fact_16-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-una-usa-fact-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>7</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kofi_Annan,_2002_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Kofi_Annan%2C_2002_%28cropped%29.jpg/80px-Kofi_Annan%2C_2002_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Kofi_Annan%2C_2002_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Kofi_Annan%2C_2002_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Kofi_Annan%2C_2002_%28cropped%29.jpg/160px-Kofi_Annan%2C_2002_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1564" data-file-height="1953" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Annan, Kofi"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kofi_Annan" title="Kofi Annan">Kofi Annan</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1938–2018)</span><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td data-sort-type="date">1 January 1997 </td> <td data-sort-type="date">31 December 2006 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/African_Group" title="African Group">African</a> </td> <td>On 13 December 1996, the Security Council recommended Annan.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-traub_book_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-traub_book-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was confirmed four days later by the vote of the General Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He started his second term as secretary-general on 1 January 2002. Kofi Annan and the United Nations were the recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>8</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ban_Ki-moon_February_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Ban_Ki-moon_February_2016.jpg/80px-Ban_Ki-moon_February_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Ban_Ki-moon_February_2016.jpg/120px-Ban_Ki-moon_February_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Ban_Ki-moon_February_2016.jpg/160px-Ban_Ki-moon_February_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="1520" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ban_Ki-moon" title="Ban Ki-moon">Ban Ki-moon</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(b. 1944)</span><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td data-sort-type="date">1 January 2007 </td> <td data-sort-type="date">31 December 2016 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asia-Pacific_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Asia-Pacific Group">Asia-Pacific</a> </td> <td>Ban became the first East Asian to be selected as the secretary-general and the second Asian overall after U Thant.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was unanimously elected to a second term by the General Assembly on 21 June 2011. His second term began on 1 January 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to his selection, he was the Foreign Minister of <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> from January 2004 to November 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>9</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_2021.jpg/80px-Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_2021.jpg/120px-Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_2021.jpg/160px-Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres_2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="574" data-file-height="801" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Guterres, António"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres" title="António Guterres">António Guterres</a></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(b. 1949)</span><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td data-sort-type="date">1 January 2017 </td> <td data-sort-type="date"><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a><br />and<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/23px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/35px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/46px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/East_Timor" title="East Timor">Timor-Leste</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_European_and_Others_Group" title="Western European and Others Group">Western European and Others</a> and <a href="/wiki/Asia-Pacific_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Asia-Pacific Group">Asia-Pacific</a> </td> <td>Guterres is the first former head of government to become secretary-general, and the first secretary-general born after the establishment of the United Nations. He was the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Portugal" title="Prime Minister of Portugal">prime minister of Portugal</a> from 1995 to 2002. He has also been president of the <a href="/wiki/Socialist_International" title="Socialist International">Socialist International</a> (1999–2005) and <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees" title="United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees">United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees</a> (2005–2015). His second term began on 1 January 2022. Since August 2024, Guterres also holds East-Timorese citizenship.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:UNSG_map_guterres.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/UNSG_map_guterres.png/600px-UNSG_map_guterres.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="304" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/UNSG_map_guterres.png/900px-UNSG_map_guterres.png 1.5x, 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data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/U_Thant" title="U Thant">Thant</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:23.151%;left:54.503%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Waldheim"><img alt="Waldheim" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Waldheim" title="Kurt Waldheim">Waldheim</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:56.691%;left:28.603%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Pérez de Cuéllar"><img alt="Pérez de Cuéllar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Javier_P%C3%A9rez_de_Cu%C3%A9llar" title="Javier Pérez de Cuéllar">Pérez de Cuéllar</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:33.306%;left:58.676%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Boutros-Ghali"><img alt="Boutros-Ghali" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Boutros_Boutros-Ghali" title="Boutros Boutros-Ghali">Boutros-Ghali</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:46.296%;left:49.551%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Annan"><img alt="Annan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Kofi_Annan" title="Kofi Annan">Annan</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:29.444%;left:85.44%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Ban"><img alt="Ban" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Ban_Ki-moon" title="Ban Ki-moon">Ban</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:28.492%;left:47.461%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" title="Lisbon" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Guterres"><img alt="Guterres" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/5px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="5" height="5" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres" title="António Guterres">Guterres</a></b></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:World_location_map_(equirectangular_180).svg" title="File:World location map (equirectangular 180).svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Birthplaces of Secretaries-General of the United Nations</div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"># </th> <th rowspan="2">Country of Origin </th> <th rowspan="2">Secretary-General </th> <th rowspan="2">Born </th> <th rowspan="2">Age at ascension<br /><small>(first term)</small> </th> <th rowspan="2">Time in office<br /><small>(total)</small> </th> <th rowspan="2">Age at retirement<br /><small>(last term)</small> </th> <th colspan="2">Lifespan </th></tr> <tr> <th>Died</th> <th>Age </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">– </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Jebb, Gladwy</span> <a href="/wiki/Gladwyn_Jebb" title="Gladwyn Jebb">Gladwyn Jebb</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001900-04-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 April 1900</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004166180000000000♠"></span>45 years, 182 days<br /><span data-sort-value="000000001945-10-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 October 1945</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002102000000000000♠"></span>102 days </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004167190000000000♠"></span>45 years, 283 days<br /><span data-sort-value="000000001946-02-02-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">2 February 1946</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001996-10-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 October 1996</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004352460000000000♠"></span>96 years, 182 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Lie, Trygve</span><a href="/wiki/Trygve_Lie" title="Trygve Lie">Trygve Lie</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001896-07-16-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">16 July 1896</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004180970000000000♠"></span>49 years, 201 days<br /><span data-sort-value="000000001946-02-02-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">2 February 1946</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003247400000000000♠"></span>6 years, 283 days </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004205700000000000♠"></span>56 years, 117 days<br /><span data-sort-value="000000001952-11-10-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">10 November 1952</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001968-12-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">30 December 1968</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004264640000000000♠"></span>72 years, 167 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Hammarskjöld, Dag</span><a href="/wiki/Dag_Hammarskj%C3%B6ld" title="Dag Hammarskjöld">Dag Hammarskjöld</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001905-07-29-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">29 July 1905</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004174220000000000♠"></span>47 years, 255 days<br /><span data-sort-value="000000001953-04-10-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">10 April 1953</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003308400000000000♠"></span>8 years, 162 days </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004205050000000000♠"></span>56 years, 51 days<br /><span data-sort-value="000000001961-09-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 September 1961</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001961-09-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 September 1961</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004205050000000000♠"></span>56 years, 51 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Myanmar_%281974%E2%80%932010%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Myanmar_%281974%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Myanmar_%281974%E2%80%932010%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Myanmar_%281974%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Myanmar_%281974%E2%80%932010%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Myanmar_%281974%E2%80%932010%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Burma</a> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Thant, U</span> <a href="/wiki/U_Thant" title="U Thant">U Thant</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001909-01-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">22 January 1909</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004192780000000000♠"></span>52 years, 285 days<br /><span data-sort-value="000000001961-11-03-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">3 November 1961</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003371100000000000♠"></span>10 years, 59 days </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004229880000000000♠"></span>62 years, 343 days<br /><span data-sort-value="000000001971-12-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 December 1971</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001974-11-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 November 1974</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004240480000000000♠"></span>65 years, 307 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Waldheim, Kurt</span> <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Waldheim" title="Kurt Waldheim">Kurt Waldheim</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001918-12-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">21 December 1918</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004193690000000000♠"></span>53 years, 11 days<br /><span data-sort-value="000000001972-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 1972</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003365300000000000♠"></span>10 years, 0 days </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004230210000000000♠"></span>63 years, 10 days<br /><span data-sort-value="000000001981-12-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 December 1981</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002007-06-14-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">14 June 2007</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004323170000000000♠"></span>88 years, 175 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/23px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/35px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/45px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier</span> <a href="/wiki/Javier_P%C3%A9rez_de_Cu%C3%A9llar" title="Javier Pérez de Cuéllar">Javier Pérez de Cuéllar</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001920-01-19-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">19 January 1920</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004226280000000000♠"></span>61 years, 347 days<br /><span data-sort-value="000000001982-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 1982</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003365200000000000♠"></span>10 years, 0 days </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004262790000000000♠"></span>71 years, 346 days<br /><span data-sort-value="000000001991-12-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 December 1991</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002020-03-04-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">4 March 2020</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004365700000000000♠"></span>100 years, 45 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/35px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/45px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Boutros-Ghali, Boutros</span> <a href="/wiki/Boutros_Boutros-Ghali" title="Boutros Boutros-Ghali">Boutros Boutros-Ghali</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001922-11-14-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">14 November 1922</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004252500000000000♠"></span>69 years, 48 days<br /><span data-sort-value="000000001992-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 1992</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003182700000000000♠"></span>5 years, 0 days </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004270760000000000♠"></span>74 years, 47 days<br /><span data-sort-value="000000001996-12-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 December 1996</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002016-02-16-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">16 February 2016</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004340620000000000♠"></span>93 years, 94 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a> </td> <td><span style="display:none">Annan, Kofi</span> <a href="/wiki/Kofi_Annan" title="Kofi Annan">Kofi Annan</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001938-04-08-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">8 April 1938</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004214530000000000♠"></span>58 years, 268 days<br /><span data-sort-value="000000001997-01-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 January 1997</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003365200000000000♠"></span>10 years, 0 days </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004251040000000000♠"></span>68 years, 267 days<br /><span data-sort-value="000000002006-12-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 December 2006</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002018-08-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 August 2018</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7004293520000000000♠"></span>80 years, 132 days </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, 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"<a href="//doi.org/10.1080/07075332.2020.1828139" class="extiw" title="doi:10.1080/07075332.2020.1828139">The United Nations Secretary-General as an International Civil Servant</a>". <i>The International History Review</i>. <b>43</b>(4):906–927.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.un.org/sg">UN Secretary-General webpage</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.un.org/sg/appointment.shtml">How is the Secretary-General appointed?</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.globalpolicy.org/secgen/index.htm">Global Policy Forum – UN 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</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div><sup><small>1</small></sup> Provisional Secretary-General prior to the election of Trygve Lie.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="United_Nations" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible expanded navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:United_Nations" title="Template:United Nations"><abbr 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Mohammed">Amina J. Mohammed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="President of the United Nations General Assembly">General Assembly President</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Francis_(diplomat)" title="Dennis Francis (diplomat)"> Dennis Francis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_System" title="United Nations System">UN System</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Charter_of_the_United_Nations" title="Charter of the United Nations">Charter</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Preamble_to_the_United_Nations_Charter" title="Preamble to 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title="United Nations System">Funds, programmes,<br />and other bodies</a></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Peace" title="Culture of Peace">Culture of Peace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Atomic_Energy_Agency" title="International Atomic Energy Agency">IAEA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change" title="Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change">IPCC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Trade_Centre" title="International Trade Centre">ITC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Mission_for_the_Referendum_in_Western_Sahara" title="United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara">MINURSO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights" title="Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights">OHCHR</a></li> <li><a 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Union">Universal Postal Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hague_Conventions_of_1899_and_1907" title="Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907">Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Court_of_Arbitration" title="Permanent Court of Arbitration">Permanent Court of Arbitration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Office_of_Public_Hygiene" title="International Office of Public Hygiene">International Office of Public Hygiene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations" title="League of Nations">League of Nations</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations_archives" title="League of Nations archives">archives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covenant_of_the_League_of_Nations" title="Covenant of the League of Nations">covenant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organisation_of_the_League_of_Nations" title="Organisation of the League of Nations">organization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_the_League_of_Nations" title="Member states of the League of Nations">member states</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Preparatory years</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Declaration_of_St_James%27s_Palace" title="Declaration of St James's Palace">Declaration of St James's Palace</a> (1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Charter" title="Atlantic Charter">Atlantic Charter</a> (1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Declaration_by_United_Nations" title="Declaration by United Nations">Declaration by United Nations</a> (1942)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moscow_Conference_(1943)" title="Moscow Conference (1943)">Moscow Conference</a> (1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tehran_Conference" title="Tehran Conference">Tehran Conference</a> (1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bretton_Woods_Conference" title="Bretton Woods Conference">Bretton Woods Conference</a> (1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dumbarton_Oaks_Conference" title="Dumbarton Oaks Conference">Dumbarton Oaks Conference</a> (1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yalta_Conference" title="Yalta Conference">Yalta Conference</a> (1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Conference_on_International_Organization" title="United Nations Conference on International Organization">Conference on International Organization</a> (1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genocide_Convention" title="Genocide Convention">Genocide Convention</a> (1948)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Activities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_United_Nations" title="Enlargement of the United Nations">Enlargement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_United_Nations_peacekeeping" title="History of United Nations peacekeeping">Peacekeeping</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_peacekeeping_missions" title="List of United Nations peacekeeping missions">missions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_Nations_peacekeeping_missions" title="Timeline of United Nations peacekeeping missions">timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_territories_governed_by_the_United_Nations" title="List of territories governed by the United Nations">governed territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Police" title="United Nations Police">UNPOL</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights" title="Universal Declaration of Human Rights">Universal Declaration of Human Rights</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Drafting_of_the_Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights" title="Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights">drafting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_Rights_Day" title="Human Rights Day">Human Rights Day</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Convention" title="World Heritage Convention">World Heritage Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convention_on_the_Rights_of_the_Child" title="Convention on the Rights of the Child">Convention on the Rights of the Child</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Committee_on_the_Rights_of_the_Child" title="Committee on the Rights of the Child">committee</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Declaration_on_the_Rights_of_Indigenous_Peoples" title="Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples">Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Permanent_Forum_on_Indigenous_Issues" title="United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues">Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indigenous_Caucus" title="Indigenous Caucus">Indigenous Caucus</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals" title="Sustainable Development Goals">Sustainable Development Goals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Declaration_on_the_Rights_of_Peasants" title="United 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