{"id":24161,"date":"2016-03-10T10:14:40","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T04:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/?p=7383"},"modified":"2016-03-10T10:14:40","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T04:44:40","slug":"civil-society-propose-questions-for-un-secretary-general-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/ta\/civil-society-propose-questions-for-un-secretary-general-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil society: Propose questions for UN Secretary-General Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Women&#8217;s Major Group (WMG) submitted the call for a Feminist SG with 500+ signatures to Member States last week, highlighting qualifications we seek. They could be useful in formulating questions. As a reminder, they were:<\/p>\n<p>We therefore call for a woman Secretary-General who has a demonstrable commitment to:<br \/>\n\u00b7 Advancing a bold, comprehensive women&#8217;s human rights agenda in intergovernmental fora that recognises the indivisibility and universality of women&#8217;s human rights;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Challenging inequality in all of its forms, including economic and social inequality between countries, between rich and poor, and between men and women.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Taking urgent and equitable action to halt current environmental crises and their social impacts, including climate change;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Ensuring that the UN implements the reforms necessary to protect its status as a genuinely democratic multilateral institution that acts in the interests of all people and all countries, and not just the most powerful;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Taking action to ensure that feminist and civil society movements are not just observers in policymaking, but active and equal participants;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Promoting women\u00b9s leadership at all levels; and<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Ensuring that the integrity of the UN and its agencies is not undermined by the influence of private funding, including by the corporate sector.<\/p>\n<p>By 20 March: Propose questions for United Nations Secretary-General candidates.<\/p>\n<p>By 15 March: Apply for the civil society Committee for this process<\/p>\n<p>The President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA) is organizing informal dialogues between UN Member States and candidates for UN Secretary-General starting in April 2016. The General Assembly will, &#8220;without prejudice to the role of the principle organs as enshrined in Article 97 of the Charter, conduct informal dialogues or meetings with candidates for the position of Secretary-General, without any prejudice to any candidate who does not participate, thus contributing to the transparency and inclusivity of the process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Office of the PGA has requested<a href=\"http:\/\/unngls.org\/index.php\/80-home\/2746-unsg-candidates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service NGLS<\/a> to facilitate a process with civil society to provide questions that can be asked to candidates during these dialogues. The current list of official candidates can be found on the PGA&#8217;s website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/70\/sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/70\/sg\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about this exciting opportunity, propose questions, and share: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unngls.world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/unngls.org\/UNSGcandidates<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Women&#8217;s Major Group (WMG) submitted the call for a Feminist SG with 500+ signatures to Member States last week, highlighting qualifications we seek. They could be useful in formulating questions. 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