UN begins looking for Ban Ki-Moon's replacement
- 8 years ago
The UN on Tuesday sent out a letter to its 193 member states, asking for candidates to become the next secretary-general of the international body.
Usually the UN Security Council recommends a candidate to the General Assembly for election, but in an attempt at transparency, a letter was sent by the Security Council president, US Ambassador Samantha Power, and the General Assembly president, Danish Ambassador Mogens Lykketoft.
The UN has long been accused of bias against Israel, singling out the Jewish state with an unprecedented focus of condemnation in various resolutions, such as the later revoked infamous resolution in 1975 that claimed "Zionism is racism."
Just this Tuesday a UN spokesperson condemned Israel for using "excessive force" in defending itself from Arab terrorists, calling for it to investigate its security forces for shooting dead attackers in the act of trying to murder Israeli citizens.
Usually the UN Security Council recommends a candidate to the General Assembly for election, but in an attempt at transparency, a letter was sent by the Security Council president, US Ambassador Samantha Power, and the General Assembly president, Danish Ambassador Mogens Lykketoft.
The UN has long been accused of bias against Israel, singling out the Jewish state with an unprecedented focus of condemnation in various resolutions, such as the later revoked infamous resolution in 1975 that claimed "Zionism is racism."
Just this Tuesday a UN spokesperson condemned Israel for using "excessive force" in defending itself from Arab terrorists, calling for it to investigate its security forces for shooting dead attackers in the act of trying to murder Israeli citizens.