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This
montage shows 9 of the 12 candidates for the next United Nations secretary
general. Upper row from left to right: Montenegro's deputy prime minister and
foreign minister Igor Luksic, former president of Slovenia Danilo Turk, former
prime minister of Portugal and former UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio
Guterres. Middle row from left to right: former Croatian foreign minister Vesna
Pusic, director-general of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) Irina Bokova, former minister of foreign affairs and
European integration of Moldova Natalia Gherman. Bottom row from left to right:
President of the 62th session of the United Nations General Assembly and former
minister of foreign affairs of Macedonia Srgjan Kerim, former Prime Minister of
New Zealand and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) Helen Clark, President of the 67th session of the United Nations General
Assembly and former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Serbia Vuk Jeremic. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
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Ten of the 12 candidates vying
to be the next United Nations Secretary-General took part in live televised
debates on Tuesday, a first for the world body, but attempts to bring
unprecedented transparency to the race will not extend to the Security Council
selection process.
