UN / SG SELECTION

Security Council president - Ambassador Koro Bessho of Japan - said Council members would hold tomorrow a first round of straw polls for the selection of the next Secretary-General. UNIFEED-UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:50
• Production Date: 20 July 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: SECRETARY-GENERAL; UNITED NATIONS MANAGEMENT
• MAMS Id: 1676478
• Parent Id: 1676478
• Alternate Title: unifeed160720e

Description

STORY: UN / SG SELECTION
TRT: 0:50
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 20 JULY 2016, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior

20 JULY 2016, NEW YORK CITY

2. Pan left, Japanese ambassador approaching stakeout
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Koro Bessho, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations:
“Tomorrow, 21st of July, from 10 o’clock, the first round of straw poll for the selection of the Secretary-General will be conducted.”
4. Wide shot, Japanese ambassador
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Koro Bessho, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations:
“There will not be a discussion in the Council. It will be a voting process. And I’m not sure if I am at liberty to tell you exactly what the ballot is going to look like, but we would like to make sure that the fairness and confidentiality of voting is respected. “
6. Pan right, Japanese ambassador leaving stakeout

Storyline

Security Council president - Ambassador Koro Bessho of Japan - said Council members would hold tomorrow a first round of straw polls for the selection of the next Secretary-General.

Speaking as the President of the Security Council for the month of July, Bessho said the Council held meetings with all twelve candidates for the position during the months of June and July. He said the Council will not be holding discussions on the Candidates rather it will be a voting process. However he added that the choices tomorrow for member states voting would necessarily have to be limited to one candidate.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s term is set to end at the end of 2016. The process of choosing a new Secretary-General has been made public for the first time in the organizations history. The twelve candidates that have emerged so far are Srgian Kerim, Vesna Pusic, Igor Luksic, Danilo Turk, Irina Bokova, Natalia Gherman, Antonio Guterres, Helen Clark, Vuk Jeremic, Susana Malcorra, Miroslav Lajcak, and Christiana Firgueres.