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Who are the leaders of the UN?
António Guterres is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations. He is the ninth Secretary-General, his term began 1 January 2017.
How many UN Secretarys are there?
List of Secretary-General of the United Nations memoirs
| # | Secretary-General | Dates in office |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Boutros Boutros-Ghali | 1 January 1992 – 31 December 1996 |
| 7 | Kofi Annan | 1 January 1997 – 31 December 2006 |
| 8 | Ban Ki-moon | 1 January 2007 – 31 December 2016 |
| 9 | António Guterres | 1 January 2017 – Incumbent |
How many secretary generals have so far served the UN?
Over the decades, the Secretary-General stands as a symbol of United Nations ideals and serves as a spokesperson for the interests of the world’s peoples. View many of the milestones of the UN’s eight Secretaries-General in this multimedia experience.
Who was the 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations?
Kofi Annan KOFI A. ANNAN
KOFI A. ANNAN of Ghana, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, served from 1997 to 2006 and was the first to emerge from the ranks of United Nations staff.
Who are the top leaders in the United Nations?
Board Members
- António Guterres (Chair of CEB) Secretary-General of the United Nations. UN.
- Guy Ryder. Director-General. ILO.
- Qu Dongyu. Director-General.
- Audrey Azoulay. Director-General.
- Juan Carlos Salazar. Secretary-General.
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Director-General.
- David R. Malpass.
- Bishar Abdirahman Hussein. Director-General.
What nationality was Trygve Lie?
Norwegian
Trygve Lie/Nationality
Trygve Halvdan Lie was born on 16 July 1896, in Oslo, Norway, the son of Martin and Hulda Arnesen Lie. He was educated at Oslo University where he obtained a law degree in 1919.
Who is Kofi Annan?
Kofi Annan was a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Secretary-General of the United Nations between 1997 and 2006, and the founding chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, which seeks to mobilise political will to overcome threats to peace, development and human rights.
Who is the chief of UNO?
António Guterres
António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, took office on 1st January 2017.
Which US president was given the UN?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The name “United Nations”, coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was first used in the Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942, during the Second World War, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.