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Wednesday 21 Oct 2015 - 12:28 Makkah mean time-8-1-1437
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New York (IINA) – President of the UN General Assembly Mogens Lykketoft has underscored the importance of including women among the candidates for the post of next UN Secretary General, BERNAMA reported.
"I am absolutely confident that there are any number of potential female candidates who come with all these credentials and more," said Lykketoft.
"Bearing in mind that in 70 years the UN has never had a female Secretary-General, the inclusion and consideration of woman candidates should be an important focus for all of us as we ensure that this organisation continues to advance gender equality on all levels".
He raised the question of the appointment of the next Secretary General during a debate on the working methods of the UN Security Council on Tuesday, reminding that there had been "widespread calls for increased transparency, inclusivity and a more rigorous process in selecting the next chief of the organization.
Lykketoft said that as the President of the General Assembly, he would be working with the President of the Security Council to begin the process of soliciting names of potential candidates for the post of the Secretary General.
He also touched on the issue of Security Council reform, saying the subject was "of central importance to a large majority of the membership" of the UN, and that the General Assembly had decided to immediately continue the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform in its 70th session.
An election is due to be held in 2016 to determine who succeeds Ban Ki-moon, whose term as the eighth UN Secretary-General will conclude on 31 December 2016.
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