[Donald Meaker]

Little thing about permanent members of the security council are not allowed to provide the Secretary General.

[Political Junkie Too]

Little thing about permanent members of the security council are not allowed to provide the Secretary General.

Not true. There are no restrictions on who can be Secretary General. There is a tradition that the Secretary come from smaller countries, but there is no prohibition aganst anything.

UN Charter Chapter 3:

CHAPTER III

ORGANS

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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.

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Charter of the United Nations - Chapter 3

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The Secretariat is an organ that has no restrictions on it.

-PJ