Theory question 112
League of Nations and United Nations(a) Identify any four past Secretaries-General of the United Nations Organization (UNO).
(b) State any five functions of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Organization (UNO).
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(a) Any four before 2013: Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjöld, U Thant, Kurt Waldheim, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Kofi Annan. (Ban Ki-moon was in office in 2013; António Guterres has served since 2017.)
(b) Any five:
1. Chief administrative officer; heads the Secretariat.
2. Brings threats to peace to the attention of the Security Council.
3. Prepares the UN budget.
4. Submits annual report to the General Assembly.
5. Appoints Secretariat staff.
6. Mediates in disputes (good offices).
7. Acts as Secretary at meetings of UN organs.
8. Supervises peace-keeping operations.
9. Represents the UN worldwide.
In 2013 the current Secretary-General was Ban Ki-moon, so he is not 'past'.