Press releases

6 June 2016: As second round of public hearings with candidates begin, 1 for 7 Billion urges the Security Council to adopt a transparent and timely selection process and publishes paper calling for an end to backroom deals.

15 December 2015: Historic letter to commence selection of next UN Secretary-General

6 November 2015: 1 for 7 Billion urges Security Council to act now to start selection process of next UN Secretary-General

23 October 2015: Mark the UN’s 70th anniversary with an open and transparent process to select the next Secretary-General

10 September 2015: General Assembly to Adopt Resolution on the Selection of the Secretary-General

6 August 2015: Help us open up the opaque UN Secretary-General selection process

29 April 2015: Overwhelming calls for change signal 20-year stalemate could be broken

5 November 2014: NGOs challenge world leaders on opaque and outdated process to select UN Secretary-General