UNIT 3. WHAT THE UN DOES FOR PEACE TEXT 1 1. Прочитайте текст и найдите в тексте английские эквиваленты русским предложениям. Придумайте заголовок к тексту. 1. Генерального Секретаря ООН назначает Генеральная Ассамблея по рекомендации Совета
Безопасности.
2. Генеральный Секретарь ООН может привлечь внимание Совета Безопасности к любому
вопросу, который, по его мнению, может угрожать международному миру и безопасности.
3. Человек, занимающий пост Генерального Секретаря ООН, не может быть гражданином ни
одной из 5-ти стран членов Совета Безопасности.
The Secretariat is headed by the Secretary-General, who acts as the de facto spokesman and
leader of the UN. The current Secretary-General is Ban Ki-moon, who took over from Kofi Annan in
2007.
Envisioned by Franklin D. Roosevelt as a “world moderator”, the Secretary-General can bring
to the Security Council`s attention “any matter which in his opinion may threaten the maintenance of
international peace and security”, giving the position greater scope for action on the world stage. The
position has evolved into a dual role of an administrator of the UN organization, a diplomat addressing
disputes between member states and finding consensus to global issues.
The Secretary General is appointed by the General Assembly, after being recommended by the
Security Council. The selection can be vetoed by any member of the Security Council, and the General
Assembly can theoretically override the Security Council`s recommendation if a majority vote is not
achieved, although this has not happened so far. There are no specific criteria for the post, but over the
years it has become accepted that the post shall be held for one or two terms of five years, that the post
shall be appointed based on geographical rotation, and that the Secretary-General shall not originate
from one of the five permanent Security Council member states.