|
|
|
LOCAL
and
LASTING
CHANGE
in
MEXICO
and
CENTRAL
AMERICA
Global
Health
Partners
is
committed
to
improving
the
lives
of
women,
children
and
their
families
in
Latin
America
through
active
partnerships
with
local
organizations
to
develop
sustainable,
accessible
public
healthcare. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Free!!
Free!! Free!!
The
RACE to REPLACE KOFI: BAN KI-MOON?? by
Max Stamper (MaximsNews.com,
U.N.)
UNITED NATIONS - / www.MaximsNews.com
UN/ - 29 September 2006 -- Ban
Ki-moon,
South Korea's foreign minister, took a step
closer yesterday in the race to replace Kofi
Annan as Secretary-General as he increased his
lead over six other candidates in the informal
polling of the Security Council.
Of
the fifteen Council members Ban received 13
favorable votes, one against and one undecided.
Nine
votes are needed to win in the final round which
is expected
later in October.
India’s
Shashi Tharoor
came in second place with eight votes in favor,
three against and four undecided; Latvia's
president Vaira Vike-Frieberga (the only woman
candidate) came in third with seven votes in
favor, six against and three undecided.
This
was followed by Thailand's Surakiart
Sathirathai, Jordan's Prince Zeid, Afghanistan's
Ashraf Ghani, and Sri Lanka's Jayantha Dhanapala.
The
next informal poll is scheduled for Monday when
the rules for voting give the permanent five
members,
Britain,
China,
France,
Russia
and the
United States
a different color voting card to indicate their
veto power.
The
key question is whether the one vote against Ban
or his one undecided vote came from a
veto-wielding country; we should learn that in
the vote scheduled for Monday.
If
one of the permanent five members should veto
Ban Ki-Moon on Monday then the whole race would
become much more fluid with new candidates being
introduced at the last minute.
Third
Informal Vote of the U.N. Security Council on
the Next Secretary-General, 28 September 2006
|
Candidates
for U.N. Secretary-General
|
Votes
to Encourage |
Votes
to Discourage |
Votes
of No Opinion |
 |
Ban
Ki Moon, South Korea's foreign minister
See
Bio. |
13 |
1 |
1 |
 |
Shashi
Tharoor, from India, United Nations
Under-Secretary-General for Communications
and Public Information; award-winning
journalist/novelist See
Bio. |
8 |
3 |
4 |
 |
Vaira
Vike-Freiberga, Latvian President See
Bio. |
7 |
6 |
2 |
 |
Surakiart
Sathirathai, Thailand's deputy prime
minister See
Bio. |
5 |
7 |
3 |
 |
Prince
Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein, the Jordanian
ambassador to the U.N. See
Bio. |
3 |
6 |
6 |
| Photo
NA |
Ashraf
Ghani of Afghanistan, former
Finance Minister |
3
|
6
|
6
|
 |
Jayantha
Dhanapala, of Sri Lanka, served as U.N.
undersecretary general for disarmament and
as ambassador to the United States See
Bio. |
3 |
7 |
5 |
| ??? |
Unknown
future candidates may emerge in the next
few days |
|
|
|
~~~~~~
MaximsNews.com,
An Independent Voice from the U.N., provides
commentary and analysis from leading world
figures: King Abdullah II (Jordan), HRH
Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein (Jordan), Sir Brian
Urquhart, Hans Blix, Amb. Richard Holbrooke,
Anwar Ibrahim, Bianca Jagger, Shashi Tharoor,
Kerry Kennedy, Ian Williams, Stephen
Schlesinger, Sen. Timothy E. Wirth, Marc Morial,
Barbara Crossette, Amb.
Jayantha Dhanapala (Sri Lanka), Amb. Pierre Schori (Sweden),
Amb. William H. Luers, Mehri Madarshahi, Gloria
Feldt, Jeffrey Laurenti, Rodney D. Smith, Rory
O'Connor, Genevieve Stamper, Max Stamper and
others.
|
MaximsNews Network® LLC is a Global News Network reaching over 30,000 in the International Community. It is associated with MediaChannel.org and Globalvision News Network, global news and media information services with more than 350 news affiliates in 135 countries.
MaximsNews®LLC is in partnership with the United Nations Foundation and the Better World Fund.
ADVERTISE
on MaximsNews: CLICK
HERE
Max Stamper, Ph.D., London School of
Economics, Publisher &
Editor-in-Chief
MaximsNews Network, former United
Nations Official, U.N.
Population Division,
Department of Economic
and Social Affairs. DrMaxStamper@MaximsNews.com
Genevieve Stamper, Associate Publisher, GenevieveStamper@MaximsNews.com
Front Page
| About Max Stamper | Key Clients | International Affairs |
Your
Savvy Guide for Dealing
with Journalists | The History of MaximsNews
Max Stamper is eager to explore your international public affairs and communication needs, and to discuss our services. Phone: +1.201.848.6162,
Suite 112, 76 North Maple Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450 U.S.A.,
The views expressed are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of MaximsNews® LLC,
www.MaximsNews.com MaximsNews@MaximsNews.com
©
Copyrights 1999 - 2006, MaximsNews® LLC. All rights
reserved.
To
Unsubscribe: Unsubscribe@MaximsNews.com
|
|
|
