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.
Observed surface forms (16)
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Nations Secretariat position
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senior United Nations position → |
| appointedBy | Secretary-General of the United Nations → |
| canBe |
career United Nations official
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former national government minister → senior diplomat → |
| employer | United Nations → |
| equivalentRankTo | cabinet-level official in many national governments → |
| hasOfficeLocation |
New York City
NERFINISHED
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United Nations Headquarters → |
| hasRank |
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Under-Secretary-General
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| hasStyle |
Her Excellency
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His Excellency → |
| languageRequirement | fluency in at least one official United Nations language → |
| legalBasis |
Charter of the United Nations, Chapter XV
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United Nations Charter Article 101
regulations of the United Nations Secretariat → |
| mayHead |
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
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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
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surface form:
senior management group of the United Nations
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| 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
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below Secretary-General of the United Nations → |
| reportsTo | Secretary-General of the United Nations → |
| responsibleFor |
assisting the Secretary-General in managing the United Nations
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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
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gender balance → geographical balance → professional competence → |
| termLength |
not fixed by the United Nations Charter
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serves at the discretion of the Secretary-General → |
| worksOn |
development issues
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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.
this entity surface form:
UN Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs
Political Affairs and Security Policy Division
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hasLeader
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Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
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this entity surface form:
Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy
Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support
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hasPosition
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Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
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this entity surface form:
Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support
Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
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hasRank
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Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
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Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
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hasRank
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Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
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Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
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hasRank
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Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Under-Secretary-General
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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headedBy
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Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
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this entity surface form:
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
this entity surface form:
Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism
this entity surface form:
Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security
this entity surface form:
Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs
this entity surface form:
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
this entity surface form:
UN Under-Secretary-General for Administration and Management
Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA named after him
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positionHeld
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Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
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subject surface form:
Ralph Bunche
this entity surface form:
UN Under-Secretary-General
this entity surface form:
Assistant Secretary-General for Africa (DPPA)
this entity surface form:
Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
this entity surface form:
Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government
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reportsTo
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Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
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this entity surface form:
Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs
this entity surface form:
Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security
this entity surface form:
Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security
this entity surface form:
Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services
this entity surface form:
Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications