Blue Smoke

Shining a light on UN elections & senior appointments

  • March newsletter: “It’s confidential”!

    Welcome to the second (March) issue of Blue Smoke, a new monthly newsletter shining a spotlight on senior appointments at the United Nations. When will the most senior leadership positions at the UN next be contested? For what duration were the UN’s leaders appointed? Have any been secretly reappointed without the public being informed? How…

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  • February Newsletter: “It would be useless to suggest a non-American”

    Welcome to our first issue of Blue Smoke, a new monthly newsletter that will shine a spotlight on senior appointments at the United Nations. This edition’s title is a quote from a senior UN figure in response to a question about who is standing to be the next World Food Programme Executive Director. This is a…

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