nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/efacece9044858dc DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260810s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/efacece9044858dc doi eng 342 23 Morris, Noam Author aut Campaigning From Within - On UN Officials Running for the Role of Secretary-General Morris, Noam Verfassungsblog 2026-08-10 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the six candidates “running” for the position of United Nations Secretary-General came forward in the General Assembly Hall in New York to publicly present their visions for the organization’s future, as part of the “UN Town Hall.” Several of the candidates are current and former senior officials of the UN and related agencies. This post will explore the nature and procedure of the UNSG appointment, the challenges that arise when senior officials “run” for the highest office, and propose recommendations to mitigate these concerns. CC BY-SA 4.0 Security Council UN Charter UN General Assembly United Nations Vereinte Nationen Stanley-Ryan, Ashley (Ash) Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/campaigning-from-within/ raw object