{"id":13897,"date":"2023-04-19T18:35:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T21:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plataformacipo.org\/?p=13897"},"modified":"2023-04-25T19:49:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T22:49:44","slug":"who-runs-the-un-and-how-did-they-get-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plataformacipo.org\/en\/publications\/who-runs-the-un-and-how-did-they-get-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Runs the UN and How Did They Get There?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the article &#8220;Who Runs the UN and How Did They Get There?&#8221;, Maiara Folly (Plataforma CIP\u00d3) Enyseh Teimory and Ben Donaldson, from UNA-UK, and Fred Carver (Strategy for Humanity), argue that it\u2019s time for the decisions on who gets to fill the top jobs at the UN is more transparent and inclusive, and not based on political pressure as is often the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The text, published by the UN news website Passblue, marks the start of CIP\u00d3&#8217;s membership in the editorial team of Blue Smoke, an initiative that seeks to promote greater transparency and effectiveness in the UN leadership selection processes. 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