The New Secretary General: Which way for global priorities?
By Felix Dodds and Jenkins Thomas The election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States has sent shockwaves around the world. He has said in the election campaign that he is committed to scraping the Paris Climate Agreement (though there are indications he may backtrack on this now). The Agreement that came into force on the 4 th of November and the US might start the process to withdraw when he takes office in January. This will be within weeks of Mr. Antonio Gutteres, the new Secretary-General of the United Nations, assuming office at a time of great global uncertainty. Not only with what the new President might do on climate but also on Syria and close the US door to refugees. Mr Gutteres will be succeeding what has become a transformative leadership for sustainable development laid by his predecessor, Mr. Ban Ki Moon. Ban Ki Moon will go down in history as the UN chief that achieved some solid feats during his two terms. For ...