Pressures Obama to promote woman GG UN
Seven female members of the US Senate asked President Barack Obama yesterday to promote women's election for the post of UN Secretary General in the election procedures at the end of the year, when the term of Ban Ki-moon.
Ban, a former South Korean foreign minister, completes his second five-year term as head of the organization.
The position of the general secretary is filled by men from the foundation of the organization for 70 years.
The 15-member UN Security Council - which include countries with veto power like China, Russia, the US, Britain and France - will propose a candidate to the representatives of the 193 member countries of the General Assembly to succeeded by Ban.
"We ask the United States to play a leading role in fostering serious consideration of women candidates with the appropriate qualifications," said the seven senators of the Democratic Party to Obama.
In their response, a senior government official said, "While it welcomed the selection of a woman as the next secretary-general, will ultimately support the best candidate of either gender".
Fifty three chors under the urging of Colombian promote the idea of women elected to the post of UN cc. At present official candidates are a total of seven, including three women.
Seven female members of the US Senate asked President Barack Obama yesterday to promote women's election for the post of UN Secretary General in the election procedures at the end of the year, when the term of Ban Ki-moon.
Ban, a former South Korean foreign minister, completes his second five-year term as head of the organization.
The position of the general secretary is filled by men from the foundation of the organization for 70 years.
The 15-member UN Security Council - which include countries with veto power like China, Russia, the US, Britain and France - will propose a candidate to the representatives of the 193 member countries of the General Assembly to succeeded by Ban.
"We ask the United States to play a leading role in fostering serious consideration of women candidates with the appropriate qualifications," said the seven senators of the Democratic Party to Obama.
In their response, a senior government official said, "While it welcomed the selection of a woman as the next secretary-general, will ultimately support the best candidate of either gender".
Fifty three chors under the urging of Colombian promote the idea of women elected to the post of UN cc. At present official candidates are a total of seven, including three women.
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