Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations

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The Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations is a senior UN official who heads major departments or offices and assists the Secretary-General in managing the organization’s global work.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations Secretariat position
senior United Nations position
appointedBy Secretary-General of the United Nations
canBe career United Nations official
former national government minister
senior diplomat
employer United Nations
equivalentRankTo cabinet-level official in many national governments
hasOfficeLocation New York City NERFINISHED
United Nations Headquarters
hasRank Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations self-linksurface differs
surface form: Under-Secretary-General
hasStyle Her Excellency
His Excellency
languageRequirement fluency in at least one official United Nations language
legalBasis Charter of the United Nations, Chapter XV
surface form: United Nations Charter Article 101

regulations of the United Nations Secretariat
mayHead Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Department of Global Communications
Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance
Department of Operational Support
Department of Peace Operations
Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Office of Counter-Terrorism
Office of Legal Affairs
Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
Palais des Nations
surface form: United Nations Office at Geneva

United Nations Office at Nairobi
United Nations Office at Vienna
memberOf United Nations Senior Management Group
surface form: senior management group of the United Nations
oftenHolds cabinet rank in the United Nations system
participatesIn United Nations Senior Management Group meetings
partOf United Nations Secretariat
rankComparedTo above Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations
below Secretary-General of the United Nations
reportsTo Secretary-General of the United Nations
responsibleFor assisting the Secretary-General in managing the United Nations
implementing United Nations policies
leading major United Nations departments
leading major United Nations offices
overseeing administrative functions of the United Nations
overseeing programmatic functions of the United Nations
scopeOfAuthority global
selectionCriteria experience in international affairs
gender balance
geographical balance
professional competence
termLength not fixed by the United Nations Charter
serves at the discretion of the Secretary-General
worksOn development issues
human rights issues
humanitarian affairs
management and reform of the United Nations
peace and security issues

Referenced by (22)

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

Geneva Accords of 1988 UNOfficialRole Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: UN Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs
Political Affairs and Security Policy Division hasLeader Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy
Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support hasPosition Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support
Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme hasRank Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa hasRank Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations hasRank Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs headedBy Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Office of Counter-Terrorism headedBy Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism
UNDSS headedBy Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security
Office of Legal Affairs isLedBy Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs
Central Emergency Response Fund managedBy Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
Martti Ahtisaari positionHeld Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: UN Under-Secretary-General for Administration and Management
Ralph Bunche positionHeld Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
subject surface form: Ralph Bunche
this entity surface form: UN Under-Secretary-General
Africa II Division reportsTo Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: Assistant Secretary-General for Africa (DPPA)
Africa II Division reportsTo Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
Americas and Europe Division reportsTo Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government reportsTo Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
Division of Regional Operations reportsTo Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security
Division of Specialized Operations reportsTo Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security
Investigations Division reportsTo Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services
Outreach Division reportsTo Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
this entity surface form: Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications