SELECTION OF UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL

Early day motion 1338, tabled 11 April 2016 by Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party). Signed by 29 members.

That this House welcomes the work of the 1 for 7 Billion campaign to introduce transparency into the process of selection of the ninth UN Secretary General, who will succeed Ban Ki-moon when his term concludes on 31 December 2016; notes that the campaign is supported by over 750 organisations with a combined reach of more than 170 million people worldwide; further welcomes the candidate debates organised by the campaign, which will be the first in the UN's 70-year history, due to take place in New York on 13 April 2016 and on 3 June 2016 in Central Hall, Westminster, where the first UN Secretary General Trygve Lie, was chosen; further notes in particular the role of the UN Association UK in organising the hustings and supporting the wider campaign; pays tribute to the work of Secretary General Ban since he took office in 2007; and notes that all eight Secretary Generals to date have been men, and the growing calls for a female candidate to be selected as result of the current process.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 18, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Labour 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Conservative 1, Green 1, Independent 1, Labour/Co-operative 1.