Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
{{Short description|Administrative position within the United Nations}}
{{Infobox political post
|post = Deputy Secretary-General
|body = the United Nations
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|insignia = Emblem of the United Nations.svg
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|insigniacaption = Emblem of the United Nations
|image = Amina J. Mohammed in London - 2018 (41824822362) (cropped).jpg
|alt =
|incumbent = Amina J. Mohammed
|incumbentsince = 1 January 2017
|department = United Nations
United Nations Secretariat
|style = Her Excellency
|residence =
|seat = UN Headquarters
New York City (international territory)
|reports_to = The Secretary-General
|nominator =
|appointer = The Secretary-General
|appointer_qualified = The Secretary-General appoints the Deputy Secretary-General following consultations
with Member States and in accordance with Article 101 of the Charter of the United Nations.
|termlength = See below
|termlength_qualified = The term of office of the Deputy Secretary-General must not exceed that of the Secretary-General.
|inaugural = Louise Fréchette
|precursor = Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations
|formation = 1997
|constituting_instrument = General Assembly Resolution 52/12 B
|last =
|abolished =
|type = Deputy Chief administrative officer
|succession =
|deputy =
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|website = [https://www.un.org/sg/en/dsg/index.shtml Deputy Secretary-General]
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The deputy secretary-general of the United Nations is the deputy to the secretary-general of the United Nations. The office was created to handle many of the administrative responsibilities of the secretary-general, help manage Secretariat operations, and ensure coherence of activities and programs.{{cite news |author= United Nations. General Assembly (52nd Session)| title= Report of the Secretary-General, Addendum (A/51/950/Add.1)| url=http://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N97/301/83/pdf/N9730183.pdf?OpenElement|date=1997-10-07|access-date= 2010-11-20}}{{cite news |author= United Nations. General Assembly (52nd Session)| title= Letter dated 10 November 1997 from the Secretary-General to the President of the General Assembly (A/52/585)| url=http://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N97/307/67/PDF/N9730767.pdf?OpenElement|date=1997-11-10|access-date= 2010-11-20}} The post was formally established by the General Assembly at the end of 1997.{{cite news |author= United Nations. General Assembly (52nd Session)| title= Renewing the United Nations: a program for reform (A/RES/52/12 B)| url=http://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N98/761/11/PDF/N9876111.pdf?OpenElement|date=1998-01-09|access-date= 2007-01-08}}
Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria was named as deputy secretary-general by then secretary-general-designate António Guterres. Mohammed assumed the office the same day as Guterres began his term, on 1 January 2017.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities generally delegated by the secretary-general to the deputy secretary-general include:{{cite news |author=United Nations Dept. of Public Information |title=Deputy Secretary-General |url=https://www.un.org/sg/deputysg.shtml |access-date=2007-01-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070111045438/http://www.un.org/sg/deputysg.shtml |archive-date=2007-01-11 }}
:(a) To assist the Secretary-General in managing the operations of the Secretariat;
:(b) To act for the Secretary-General at United Nations Headquarters in the absence of the Secretary-General and in other cases as may be decided by the Secretary-General;
:(c) To support the Secretary-General in ensuring inter-sectoral and inter-institutional coherence of activities and programs and to support the Secretary-General in elevating the profile and leadership of the United Nations in the economic and social spheres, including further efforts to strengthen the United Nations as a leading centre for development policy and development assistance;
:(d) To represent the Secretary-General at conferences, official functions and ceremonial and other occasions as may be decided by the Secretary-General;
:(e) To undertake such assignments as may be determined by the Secretary-General;
The director in the Office of the Deputy Secretary-General is a sitting observer of the United Nations Development Group.{{cite web |url=http://www.undg.org/index.cfm?P=13 |title=UNDG Members |access-date=2013-08-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511144047/http://www.undg.org/index.cfm?P=13 |archive-date=2011-05-11 }}
History
Canadian Louise Fréchette was the first deputy secretary-general of the United Nations, holding the position from 1998 to 2005. She was appointed to the post by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and assumed her duties on 2 March 1998. In 2005, partly in response to criticism by former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker for failed management of the Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme, Frechette announced her resignation. She remained at her post until 31 March 2006.
On 3 March 2006 it was announced that Mark Malloch Brown from the United Kingdom would succeed Louise Fréchette as deputy secretary-general on 1 April 2006. Brown left his post concurrent with Kofi Annan's departure as secretary-general on 31 December 2006.
List of deputy secretaries-general
| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:white; "
!{{abbr|No.|Number}} !class="unsortable" |Portrait !Deputy Secretary-General !Country !Term |
| 1
|align=center | 70px |{{flag|Canada}} |2 March 1998 – 1 April 2006 |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Kofi Annan |
| 2
|align=center | 70px |{{flag|United Kingdom}} |1 April 2006 – 31 December 2006 |
| 3
|align=center | 70px |{{flag|Tanzania}} |5 February 2007 – 1 July 2012 |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Ban Ki-moon |
| 4
|align=center | 70px |{{flag|Sweden}} |1 July 2012 – 31 December 2016 |
| 5
|align=center | 70px |Amina J. Mohammed{{cite news|title=Respecting gender parity and geographical diversity pledges, SG-designate Guterres appoints core team members|url=https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=55810|access-date=15 December 2016|work=UN News Centre|publisher=United Nations|date=15 December 2016}} |{{flag|Nigeria}} |1 January 2017 – present |{{flagicon|Portugal}} António Guterres |
File:Deputy UNSG countries.PNG
| class="wikitable"
!width=50% | UN Regional Group !width=50% | Deputy Secretaries-General | |
| Western European and Others | align="center"| 3 |
| Eastern European Group | align="center"| 0 |
| Latin American and Caribbean Group | align="center"| 0 |
| Asia-Pacific Group | align="center"| 0 |
| African Group | align="center"| 2 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.un.org/sg/dsg/index.shtml UN Deputy Secretary-General]
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