Assistant Secretary-General
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An Assistant Secretary-General is a high-ranking United Nations official who leads major departments or programs and supports the Secretary-General in managing the organization’s global work.
Observed surface forms (3)
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations position
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senior international civil service rank ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Secretary-General of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentConfirmedBy | United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | United Nations ⓘ |
| employs | international civil servants ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
children and armed conflict
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climate action ⓘ counter-terrorism ⓘ disarmament ⓘ economic and social affairs ⓘ gender equality and women’s empowerment ⓘ human rights ⓘ humanitarian affairs ⓘ information and communication technology management ⓘ internal oversight and accountability ⓘ international peace and security ⓘ legal affairs ⓘ management and administration ⓘ migration and refugees ⓘ partnerships and resource mobilization ⓘ peace operations ⓘ peacebuilding support ⓘ political and peacebuilding affairs ⓘ public information and communications ⓘ rule of law and security institutions ⓘ safety and security of United Nations personnel ⓘ staff management and human resources ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
appointed on basis of competence and geographic diversity
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politically neutral civil service role ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | global ⓘ |
| hasRole |
leads major United Nations departments
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leads major United Nations programmes ⓘ oversees implementation of United Nations mandates in their portfolio ⓘ provides strategic leadership in assigned thematic or regional areas ⓘ represents the Secretary-General in high-level meetings ⓘ supports the Secretary-General in managing the organization’s global work ⓘ |
| memberOf | United Nations senior management group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations Secretariat ⓘ |
| rankAbove | Director (D-2) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankBelow | Under-Secretary-General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
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Secretary-General of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | intergovernmental organization ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United Nations funds and programmes
NERFINISHED
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United Nations peace operations NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations specialized offices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Seán MacBride
this entity surface form:
UN Assistant Secretary-General
this entity surface form:
Assistant Secretary-General for Operations, DPO
this entity surface form:
Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions