Until now, the post of UN Secretary General has always been held by a man. The German Foreign Minister wants to change that.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is campaigning for a woman to be elected to the head of the United Nations for the first time after UN Secretary General António Guterres. In every country, at least 50 percent of the population are women, “but in the 80 years of this organization there has never been a female secretary general,” said the Green politician at the UN general debate in New York. “So if this organization demands equality and justice in the world, it is long overdue that we show it here in New York.”
We should now practice saying “Mrs. Secretary General, you have the floor” – “because the next Secretary General of the United Nations must be a woman,” said Baerbock.
To date, there have been nine heads of the world organization, including the Portuguese Guterres – all men. Guterres’ second term ends in 2026 and he has spoken out in favor of a woman as his successor. In UN circles, a person from the so-called global south is considered likely. In this context, the name of the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, comes up again and again.
Source: Stern
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