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eBiz Africa Review
Summer 2013 /
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duced new measures aimed at
making the United Nations more
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compacts with senior managers,
harmonization of business prac-
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the adoption of International Pub-
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The
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bachelor’s degree in international
relations from Seoul National
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earned a master’s degree in public
administration from the Kennedy
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elected Secretary-General, he was
serving as his country’s Minister of
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years of service with the Ministry
included postings in New Delhi,
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He was responsible for a variety
of portfolios, including Foreign
Policy Adviser to the President,
Chief National Security Adviser
to the President, Deputy Minister
for Policy Planning, and Director-
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That work expanded over the
years, with assignments that
included service as Chairman of
the Preparatory Commission for
the Comprehensive Nuclear Test
Ban Treaty Organization and Chef
de Cabinet during the Republic of
Korea’s 2001-2002 presidency of
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has also been actively involved
in issues relating to inter-Korean
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in high school in 1962, have one
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Ban has devoted her attention
to women and children’s health,
including autism, the elimination
of violence against women, and
the campaign to prevent mother-
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The role of the
Secretary-General
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and civil servant and CEO, the
Secretary-General is a symbol
of United Nations ideals and a
spokesman for the interests of the
world’s people, in particular the
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The current Secretary-General,
and the eighth occupant of the
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The Charter describes the
Secretary-General
as
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organization who shall act in that
capacity and perform “such other
functions as are entrusted” to him
or her by the Security Council,
General Assembly, Economic and
Social Council, and other United
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empowers the Secretary-General
to “bring to the attention of the
Security Council any matter which
in his opinion may threaten the
maintenance of international peace
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and grant it considerable scope
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would fail if he did not take the
concerns of member states into
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also uphold the values and moral
authority of the United Nations
and speak and act for peace, even
at the risk, from time to time, of
challenging or disagreeing with
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Equal parts diplomat
and advocate and Civil
Servant and CEO, the
Secretary-General is a
symbol of united nations
ideals and a spokesman
for the interests of
the world’s people, in
particular in Africa
That creative tension accompanies
the Secretary-General through
day-to-day work that includes
attendance at sessions of United
Nations bodies, consultations with
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and others, and worldwide travel
intended to keep him in touch with
the peoples of the organization’s
member states and informed
about the vast array of issues of
international concern that are on
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year, the Secretary-General issues
a report on the work of the United
Nations that appraises its activities
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Secretary-General is also Chairman
of the Administrative Committee on
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together the Executive Heads of
all UN funds, programmers, and
specialized agencies twice a year
in order to further coordination
and cooperation in the entire range
of substantive and management
issues facing the United Nations
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One of the most vital
roles played by the
Secretary-General is the
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steps taken publicly
and privately, drawing
upon his independence,
impartiality and integrity,
to prevent international
disputes from arising,
escalating or spreading
Each
Secretary-General
also
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