The campaign for greater transparency and integrity in the selection of the next United Nations Secretary-General reached an important milestone in recent weeks. Four candidates have now publicly committed to the Integrity Principles for UN Secretary-General Campaigns, promoted by the international 1 for 8 Billion coalition <\/p>\n\n
During a debate hosted by the United Nations Association \u2013 UK (UNA-UK) in May, Michelle Bachelet, Mar\u00eda Fernanda Espinosa, and Rebeca Grynspan announced that they would uphold the five commitments set out in the Integrity Principles. A few days later, during the UN General Assembly\u2019s interactive dialogue, Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett also publicly endorsed the initiative. <\/p>\n\n
The Integrity Principles establish commitments aimed at strengthening the transparency, accountability, and independence of candidates. These include disclosing campaign funding and endorsements, engaging with civil society, participating in transparent selection processes, maintaining independence from UN Member States, and preventing conflicts of interest. <\/p>\n\n
With Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett\u2019s endorsement, four of the six candidates seeking to lead the United Nations\u2014all of them women\u2014have now publicly committed to the Integrity Principles. This growing support underscores the importance of raising standards of transparency and legitimacy in a process that is critical to global governance. <\/p>\n\n
Plataforma CIP\u00d3 supports and monitors initiatives that seek to make the selection of the United Nations\u2019 leadership more open, inclusive, and accountable, strengthening civil society participation and public trust in multilateral institutions.<\/p>\n\n