Secretary-General of the United Nations

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United Nations position executive position international public office

The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the chief administrative officer and de facto spokesperson of the UN, responsible for providing leadership, diplomacy, and coordination among member states on global issues.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Secretary-General of the United Nations canonical	191
United Nations Secretary-General	68
UN Secretary-General	9
Secretary‑General of the United Nations	5
Secretary-General of the United Nations to implement the resolution	2
United Nations Secretary‑General	2
Secretary General of the UN	1
Secretary-General	1
United Nations Secretary-General as depositary	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T33753 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Secretary-General of the United Nations
Context triple: [António Guterres, positionHeld, Secretary-General of the United Nations]

A. Secretary-General of the OECD
The Secretary-General of the OECD is the chief executive and highest-ranking official of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, responsible for providing strategic leadership and overseeing its work on global economic and social policy.
B. United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly
The United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly is a diplomatic official who leads and coordinates U.S. participation, negotiation, and voting in the UN’s main deliberative body.
C. NATO Secretary General
The NATO Secretary General is the alliance’s top civilian official, responsible for providing political leadership, chairing key decision-making bodies, and representing NATO on the international stage.
D. Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali was an Egyptian diplomat and statesman best known for serving as the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1992 to 1996.
E. António Guterres
António Guterres is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who has served as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations and was formerly Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Secretary-General of the United Nations
Target entity description: The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the chief administrative officer and de facto spokesperson of the UN, responsible for providing leadership, diplomacy, and coordination among member states on global issues.

A. Secretary-General of the OECD
The Secretary-General of the OECD is the chief executive and highest-ranking official of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, responsible for providing strategic leadership and overseeing its work on global economic and social policy.
B. United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly
The United States Representative to the United Nations General Assembly is a diplomatic official who leads and coordinates U.S. participation, negotiation, and voting in the UN’s main deliberative body.
C. NATO Secretary General
The NATO Secretary General is the alliance’s top civilian official, responsible for providing political leadership, chairing key decision-making bodies, and representing NATO on the international stage.
D. Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali was an Egyptian diplomat and statesman best known for serving as the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1992 to 1996.
E. António Guterres
António Guterres is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who has served as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations and was formerly Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations position ⓘ executive position ⓘ international public office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ surface form: Secretary General of the UN Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ surface form: UN Secretary-General
appointedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
country	international organization ⓘ
currentHolder	António Guterres ⓘ
currentHolderStartDate	1 January 2017 ⓘ
definedIn	Charter of the United Nations ⓘ surface form: Article 97 of the Charter of the United Nations
domain	global governance ⓘ international relations ⓘ multilateral diplomacy ⓘ
firstHolder	Trygve Lie ⓘ
formationDate	1946 ⓘ
formationEvent	establishment of the United Nations ⓘ
hasPower	appoint senior UN officials ⓘ issue annual report on the work of the Organization ⓘ propose agenda items to UN organs ⓘ use good offices to prevent or resolve conflicts ⓘ
hasRole	chair of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination ⓘ chief administrative officer of the UN Secretariat ⓘ chief administrative officer of the United Nations ⓘ diplomatic leader ⓘ head of the UN Secretariat ⓘ mediator in international disputes ⓘ spokesperson of the United Nations ⓘ
inauguralHolder	Trygve Lie ⓘ
jurisdiction	Member States of the United Nations ⓘ surface form: United Nations member states
legalBasis	Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
locatedIn	New York City ⓘ
memberOf	United Nations system ⓘ
oversees	UN funds and programmes coordination ⓘ UN peacekeeping operations ⓘ UN special political missions ⓘ United Nations Secretariat ⓘ
partOf	United Nations ⓘ
produces	Annual Report of the Secretary-General ⓘ
rank	highest-ranking official of the United Nations ⓘ
recommendedBy	United Nations Security Council ⓘ
reportsTo	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ United Nations Security Council ⓘ
residence	New York City ⓘ United Nations Headquarters ⓘ
responsibleFor	bringing matters threatening international peace and security to the attention of the Security Council ⓘ coordination among UN agencies ⓘ good offices in conflict prevention and mediation ⓘ implementing decisions of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ implementing decisions of the United Nations Security Council ⓘ managing United Nations staff ⓘ overall administrative coordination of the United Nations ⓘ preparing the United Nations budget ⓘ public advocacy on global issues ⓘ strategic direction of the UN system ⓘ
seat	United Nations Headquarters ⓘ
style	His Excellency ⓘ
symbol	Emblem of the United Nations ⓘ
termLength	5 years ⓘ
termRenewable	yes ⓘ
typicalTermLimit	2 terms ⓘ
worksOn	climate change ⓘ disarmament ⓘ human rights ⓘ humanitarian assistance ⓘ peace and security ⓘ rule of law ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

States Parties to the Genocide Convention → administeredBy → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General as depositary

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Secretariat → reportsTo → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations → reportsTo → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations → appointedBy → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar → positionHeld → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development → appointedBy → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development → reportsTo → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

U Thant → positionHeld → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography → depositary → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

CRC → depositary → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict → depository → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

VCDR → depository → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes → depository → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

UNMEER → createdBy → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

UNMEER → reportsTo → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response → foundedBy → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa → nominatedBy → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa → appointedBy → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa → reportsTo → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

Article XIII (Genocide Convention) → designatesDepositary → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Secretary‑General of the United Nations

UN Resident Coordinators → appointedBy → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

UN Resident Coordinators → reportsTo → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

United Nations Senior Management Group → advises → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

United Nations Senior Management Group → reportsTo → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

United Nations Senior Management Group → chairedBy → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women → reportsTo → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

OSAGI → reportsTo → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

Convention on Road Traffic (1968) → depository → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) → depositary → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

subject surface form: Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets

Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) → depositary → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

subject surface form: Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road

this entity surface form: Secretary‑General of the United Nations

AGN European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance → depositary → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

United Nations Truce Supervision Organization → reportsTo → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods → depositary → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

UN Special Envoy on Climate Change → reportsTo → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

UN Special Envoy on Climate Change → appointedBy → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

Article 17 Genocide Convention → hasDepositaryForInstrument → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

UNMIK → reportsTo → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks → depositary → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

A/47/277 → authorTitle → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

S/24111 → authorPosition → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

United Nations peacekeeping doctrine → approvedBy → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

Current Military Operations Service → mandateFrom → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

UNOCT → reportsTo → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

Division of Field Support → hasMandateFrom → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations Secretary-General

UNU Council → appointedBy → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Secretary‑General of the United Nations

Agenda of the United Nations General Assembly → isPreparedBy → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

Liability Convention → depositary → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

Registration Convention → depositary → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

Helen Clark → ranForOffice → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

Nane Maria Annan → spouseOccupation → Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: UN Secretary-General

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