Baerbock urges open, interactive secretary‑general selection process

Sep 4, 2026

Baerbock said she expanded interactive dialogues during the selection process to increase transparency and encouraged continuation of openness and scrutiny through the final stages of choosing the next secretary‑general.

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During the briefing, Annalena Baerbock described steps taken to make the secretary‑general selection more open, including eight interactive dialogues in which member states and civil society questioned candidates. She said those dialogues were designed to prevent bypassing the General Assembly and to give member states a direct forum to evaluate candidates.

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