Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
The deputy secretary-general of the United Nations is the deputy to the secretary-general of the United Nations. The office was created to handle many of the administrative responsibilities of the secretary-general, help manage Secretariat operations, and ensure coherence of activities and programs.[2][3] The post was formally established by the General Assembly at the end of 1997.[1]
| Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
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| United Nations United Nations Secretariat | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Type | Deputy Chief administrative officer |
| Reports to | The Secretary-General |
| Seat | UN Headquarters New York City (international territory) |
| Appointer | The Secretary-General The Secretary-General appoints the Deputy Secretary-General following consultations with Member States and in accordance with Article 101 of the Charter of the United Nations.[1] |
| Term length | See below The term of office of the Deputy Secretary-General must not exceed that of the Secretary-General.[1] |
| Constituting instrument | General Assembly Resolution 52/12 B[1] |
| Precursor | Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations |
| Inaugural holder | Louise Fréchette |
| Formation | 1997 |
| Website | Deputy Secretary-General |
Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria was named as deputy secretary-general by then secretary-general-designate António Guterres. Mohammed assumed the office the same day as Guterres began his term, on 1 January 2017.
Responsibilities
editResponsibilities generally delegated by the secretary-general to the deputy secretary-general include:[4]
- (a) To assist the Secretary-General in managing the operations of the Secretariat;
- (b) To act for the Secretary-General at United Nations Headquarters in the absence of the Secretary-General and in other cases as may be decided by the Secretary-General;
- (c) To support the Secretary-General in ensuring inter-sectoral and inter-institutional coherence of activities and programs and to support the Secretary-General in elevating the profile and leadership of the United Nations in the economic and social spheres, including further efforts to strengthen the United Nations as a leading centre for development policy and development assistance;
- (d) To represent the Secretary-General at conferences, official functions and ceremonial and other occasions as may be decided by the Secretary-General;
- (e) To undertake such assignments as may be determined by the Secretary-General;
The director in the Office of the Deputy Secretary-General is a sitting observer of the United Nations Development Group.[5]
History
editCanadian Louise Fréchette was the first deputy secretary-general of the United Nations, holding the position from 1998 to 2005. She was appointed to the post by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and assumed her duties on 2 March 1998. In 2005, partly in response to criticism by former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker for failed management of the Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme, Frechette announced her resignation. She remained at her post until 31 March 2006.[4]
On 3 March 2006 it was announced that Mark Malloch Brown from the United Kingdom would succeed Louise Fréchette as deputy secretary-general on 1 April 2006. Brown left his post concurrent with Kofi Annan's departure as secretary-general on 31 December 2006.[4]
List of deputy secretaries-general
edit| No. | Portrait | Deputy Secretary-General | Country | Term | Secretary-General |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .JPG)
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Louise Fréchette |  Canada
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2 March 1998 – 1 April 2006 |  Kofi Annan
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| 2 | 
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Mark Malloch Brown |  United Kingdom
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1 April 2006 – 31 December 2006 | |
| 3 | _(cropped).jpg)
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Asha-Rose Migiro |  Tanzania
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5 February 2007 – 1 July 2012 |  Ban Ki-moon
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| 4 | 
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Jan Eliasson |  Sweden
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1 July 2012 – 31 December 2016 | |
| 5 |
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Amina J. Mohammed[6] |  Nigeria
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1 January 2017 – present |  António Guterres
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| UN Regional Group | Deputy Secretaries-General |
|---|---|
| Western European and Others | 3 |
| Eastern European Group | 0 |
| Latin American and Caribbean Group | 0 |
| Asia-Pacific Group | 0 |
| African Group | 2 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d United Nations. General Assembly (52nd Session) (1998-01-09). "Renewing the United Nations: a program for reform (A/RES/52/12 B)" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-01-08.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ United Nations. General Assembly (52nd Session) (1997-10-07). "Report of the Secretary-General, Addendum (A/51/950/Add.1)" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-11-20.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ United Nations. General Assembly (52nd Session) (1997-11-10). "Letter dated 10 November 1997 from the Secretary-General to the President of the General Assembly (A/52/585)" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-11-20.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c United Nations Dept. of Public Information. "Deputy Secretary-General". Archived from the original on 2007-01-11. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- ^ "UNDG Members". Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
- ^ "Respecting gender parity and geographical diversity pledges, SG-designate Guterres appoints core team members". UN News Centre. United Nations. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.