Sphere Within Sphere by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Comodoro.
On the same day that Hillary Clinton made history, becoming the first female presumptive nominee of a major U.S. political party, another electoral competition with the potential to deliver its first female winner remained undecided. On Tuesday, 7 June, two new candidates for next UN Secretary-General took to the world stage for the second round of public discussions and dialogues with the UN’s Member States and the world’s civil society.
For the first time in the UN’s history, the global public is having the chance to hear about the individual agendas and visions of all nominees for next UN Secretary-General. Famously described by Trygve Lie, the organization’s first SG, as “the most difficult job in the world,” the role has grown impossibly complex and ever more scrutinized. The Economist recently referred to it as a “poisoned chalice.”
