Call for Civil Society Questions to the Candidates for UN Secretary-General
In accordance with General Assembly resolution 79/327 and previous resolutions on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly, the President of the General Assembly will convene interactive dialogues with all candidates for the position of UN Secretary-General and welcomes the continued engagement of civil society in the dialogues.
CSOs may register their interest in participating either in person at United Nations Headquarters in New York or virtually in the interactive dialogues and can indicate their interest in posing a question addressing key thematic areas to the candidates for the UN Secretary-General.
Information about the candidates, the selection and appointment process is available on the website: https://www.un.org/en/sg-selection-and-appointment
The questions should be on the following categories for all candidates:
o Proven leadership abilities, Experience and Skills of the candidates
o UN Reform / UN80 Reform initiative
o Peace and Security
o Development
o Human Rights
