Kirill Logvinov, Director of the Department of International Organizations at Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has said that the new Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) must be elected by December 31.
TASS reported on Thursday, November 12, citing Logvinov, that the current UN Secretary-General’s term ends at the end of the year and that a successor must be chosen before then.
According to him, a temporary extension of the current Secretary-General’s mandate, or the appointment of one of his deputies as acting Secretary-General, are among the options under consideration.
Logvinov added that the possible resignation of some of the Secretary-General’s deputies could cast uncertainty over the transition of responsibilities.
Under the UN Charter, the Secretary-General is the organization’s chief administrative officer and is appointed by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Security Council, for a five-year term.
