UN documents

• Chapter XV of the UN Charter on the Secretariat

• UN General Assembly resolution on the appointment, 24 January 1946 (1-11)

• UN Preparatory Commission’s Description of the Role of the Secretary-General

• The "Wisnumurti Guidelines" for Selecting a Candidate for Secretary-General, adopted 12 November 1996

• Procedure for Appointing the UN Secretary-General, Informal Fact Sheet from the UN Secretariat, February 2006

• UN General Assembly resolution 46-232 (no monopolies on senior appts)

• UN General Assembly resolution 51-241

• UN General Assembly resolution 60-286

• UN General Assembly resolution 68-307

• UN General Assembly resolution 69-321 (historic resolution, adopted 11 September 2015) [extract]

• Joint letter from the Presidents of the General Assembly and the Security Council, 15 December 2015

• UN General Assembly resolution 70-305 (inc. call for no monopolies on senior appts)

• President of the General Assembly / incumbent Secretary-General letter exchange, sent to Member States, 11 January 2021

• Joint letter from the Presidents of the General Assembly and the Security Council, 5 February 2021

• UN General Assembly resolution 75-325

Joint Inspection Unit, United Nations, Geneva:

• Selection and conditions of service of Executive Heads in the United Nations system organizations, Joint Inspection Unit, United Nations, Geneva 2009 (JIU/REP/2009/8 )

• Transparency in the selection and appointment of senior managers in the United Nations secretariat, Joint Inspection Unit, United Nations, Geneva (JIU/REP/2011/2)