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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 United Nations Secretariat operations, and ensure coherence of activities and programmes.<ref>[http://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N97/301/83/pdf/N9730183.pdf?OpenElement "Report of the Secretary-General, Addendum (A/51/950/Add.1)"]</ref><ref>[http://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N97/307/67/PDF/N9730767.pdf?OpenElement "Letter dated 10 November 1997 from the Secretary-General to the President of the General Assembly (A/52/585)"]</ref> The post was formally established by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the end of 1997.<ref>[http://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N98/761/11/PDF/N9876111.pdf?OpenElement "Renewing the United Nations: a programme for reform (A/RES/52/12 B)"]</ref> The post is currently held by '''Jan Eliasson''' of Sweden.
 
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 United Nations Secretariat operations, and ensure coherence of activities and programmes.<ref>[http://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N97/301/83/pdf/N9730183.pdf?OpenElement "Report of the Secretary-General, Addendum (A/51/950/Add.1)"]</ref><ref>[http://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N97/307/67/PDF/N9730767.pdf?OpenElement "Letter dated 10 November 1997 from the Secretary-General to the President of the General Assembly (A/52/585)"]</ref> The post was formally established by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the end of 1997.<ref>[http://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N98/761/11/PDF/N9876111.pdf?OpenElement "Renewing the United Nations: a programme for reform (A/RES/52/12 B)"]</ref> The post is currently held by '''Jan Eliasson''' of Sweden.
  
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On March 3, 2006 it was announced that [[Mark Malloch Brown]] from the United Kingdom would succeed Louise Fréchette as Deputy Secretary-General on April 1, 2006. Brown left his post concurrent with Kofi Annan's departure as Secretary-General on December 31, 2006.
 
On March 3, 2006 it was announced that [[Mark Malloch Brown]] from the United Kingdom would succeed Louise Fréchette as Deputy Secretary-General on April 1, 2006. Brown left his post concurrent with Kofi Annan's departure as Secretary-General on December 31, 2006.
 
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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 United Nations Secretariat operations, and ensure coherence of activities and programmes.[1][2] The post was formally established by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the end of 1997.[3] The post is currently held by Jan Eliasson of Sweden.

On 3 October 2013, Lord Lea of Crondall presented UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson with a copy of the Hammarskjöld Commission's report that was issued in The Hague in September 2013 and recommended reopening the UN Inquiry into the 1961 death of Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld.[4]

On 29 April 2014, an e-petition was created and addressed to the UN Secretary-General:

"Take action to investigate the deaths of UN Officials Dag Hammarskjöld and Bernt Carlsson!"[5]

Responsibilities

Responsibilities generally delegated by the Secretary-General to the Deputy Secretary-General include:[6]

(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 programmes 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.[7]

Current office holder

Jan Eliasson of Sweden was named as the next Deputy Secretary-General by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on March 2, 2012. He was formally appointed to the post and assumed office on July 1, 2012.[8]

History

Canadian 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 March 2, 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 March 31, 2006.

On March 3, 2006 it was announced that Mark Malloch Brown from the United Kingdom would succeed Louise Fréchette as Deputy Secretary-General on April 1, 2006. Brown left his post concurrent with Kofi Annan's departure as Secretary-General on December 31, 2006.

 

An appointment by Jan Eliasson

AppointeeJobAppointedEnd
Oscar StenströmPrincipal secretary on Swedish Social Democratic Party international policy20082009

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Atlantic Storm14 January 200514 January 2005New York
US
A scenario designed to mimic a summit of transatlantic leaders forced to respond to a bioterrorist attack. Recommended militarization, vaccination and stockpiling drugs. Held January 2005.
Munich Security Conference/20156 February 20158 February 2015Germany
Munich
Bavaria
"400 high-ranking decision-makers in international politics, including some 20 heads of state and government as well as more than 60 foreign and defence ministers, met in Munich to discuss current crises and conflicts."
Munich Security Conference/201612 February 201614 February 2016Germany
Munich
Bavaria
The 52nd Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/201812 February 201814 February 2018Germany
Munich
Bavaria
The 54th Munich Security Conference
Munich Security Conference/202014 February 202016 February 2020Germany
Munich
Bavaria
The 56th Munich Security Conference, in 2020, "welcomed an unprecedented number of high-ranking international decision-makers."
WEF/Annual Meeting/201422 January 201425 January 2014World Economic Forum
Switzerland
2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World"
WEF/Annual Meeting/201521 January 201524 January 2015World Economic Forum
Switzerland
Attended by a lot of people. This page lists only the 261 "Public Figures".
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References

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