Four Visions of the United Nations - by candidates for UN Secretary General
Guest Blog by Lenni Montiel : Senior UN Development Leader (Ret.) | UNDP Resident Representative I Former UN Assistant Secretary-General | Governance, Public Policy & Multilateral Diplomacy | Leadership Advisor & Trainer I Chevening Scholar A reading of the vision statements of the candidates for UN Secretary-General reveals something striking: They are not simply campaign platforms, but different answers to the same question: what should the United Nations be? Having worked within the UN system, I read them as signals of how each candidate understands the institution. A quick comparison of the visions of Rafael Mariano Grossi, Michelle Bachelet, Macky Sall and Rebeca Grynspan shows both common ground and strategic differences. Four visions of the United Nations Grossi frames the challenge as a crisis of effectiveness in a fragmented geopolitical environment. His priorities emphasize preventive diplomacy, operational delivery and stronger coordination across the U...