Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 17309

UN Security Council: Public Appointments

Tabled: 2 December 2024

Answered: 11 December 2024

Question

Blair McDougall

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to support a female appointment as General Secretary of the United Nations.

Answer

Stephen Doughty

The UK supports a merit-based appointment for UN Secretary-General, based on principles of transparency and inclusiveness. The Government would like to see women's representation strengthen across the multilateral system, and we welcome the Secretary-Gene...

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