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The Case For a Woman United Nations Secretary General 

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Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury, Former UN Under-Secretary General and High Representative of the United Nations, who was also President of the UN Security Council in 2000 and 2001 and a member of the Global Advisory Council of IMPACT Leadership 21, wrote a very compelling article in June 2011 calling for the United Nations to elect its first  woman Secretary General -- before all the recent campaigns and calls to elect the first female SG started gaining momentum.  Presently,  Ambassador Chowdhury is at the forefront of the campaign to elect the first woman SG, together with other distinguished leaders from the global community.   The 2011 article that appeared on the Global Policy Forum can be accessed  here 

As a follow up in 2013, Ambassador Chowdhury, together with Janet C. Salazar, CEO and Founder of IMPACT Leadership 21, co-wrote a Call to Action addressed to world leaders attending the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly -- highlighting the need to elect the first female SG. IMPACT Leadership 21 together with the Foundation for the Support of the United Nations (FSUN)  has pro-actively raised the need for women's equal representation and participation at the global, multilateral levels, in particular at the United Nations. The 2013 IMPACT Call to Action can be accessed here. 

In recent straw polls at the Security Council on the election of the next SG, Antonio Guterres of Portugal, a former prime minister and former head of the UN's refugee agency, has been the favorite to take on the role. The highest-performing women have been Irina Bokova of Bulgaria and Susana Malcorra of Argentina, who have both reached third place in the rankings. Of the 11 candidates in the running to take up the post, five are women. In a recent statement, the secretary-general of the United Nations has said he would like a woman to take over from him. Ban Ki-moon said it was "high time" for a female head, after more than 70 years of the UN and eight male leaders. A new secretary-general is expected to be announced in the autumn. ​​

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  • ABOUT US
    • OUR FOUNDER
    • GLOBAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
    • CAREERS AT IMPACT
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    • POWER OF COLLABORATION >
      • Past Events
      • 5th Annual Power of Collaboration Global Summit 2018
      • 3rd Annual Power of Collaboration 2016
      • 2nd Annual POWER of COLLABORATION at the United Nations
      • Power of Collaboration Global Summit 2014 (Launch at the United Nations)
      • Impact Leadership 21 Summit Global Launch 2013
      • Inaugural Summit 2012
      • POC, Millennial Edition, at Microsoft
    • CONVERSATIONS WITH MEN >
      • Past Events
      • Upcoming Events
      • Why Men Should Get Engaged and Get Onboard​
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      • Gender Attunement Group Coaching
      • HIGH IMPACT LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM
      • Global Citizenship Program
    • EMERGING GLOBAL LEADERS
  • IMPACT SPHERE
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  • 7th ANNUAL POWER OF COLLABORATION