I can't remeber who posted it, but they said that the Secretary General of the UN can't be from a country that is a permanent member of the UN Security Council. I hope that's correct because that leaves ol' Bubba Bill out in the cold.Many of us have asked for proof of such claims. None, that I know of, has yet been given.
Read for yourself and see if you can find anything...
Charter of the United NationsCHAPTER III
ORGANS
Article 7
1. There are established as the principal organs of the United Nations: a General Assembly, a Security Council, an Economic and Social Council, a Trusteeship Council, an International Court of Justice, and a Secretariat.
2. Such subsidiary organs as may be found necessary may be established in accordance with the present Charter.
Article 8
The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs.
I wish now that I had asked the poster where he/she got that information. If I have time later on tonight I'll do some more searching. This is all I've found so far:
How is the Secretary-General appointed?
The Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Security Council. The Secretary-General's selection is therefore subject to the veto of any of the five permanent members of the Security Council.
Mr. Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, took office on 1 January 1997.
Although there is technically no limit to [the] number of five-year terms a Secretary-General may serve, none so far has held office for more than two terms.