Selection and Appointment of Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon served as the eighth United Nations Secretary-General, from January 2007 to December 2016.
Process in 2006
Nomination of candidates
- Ban Ki-moon (Republic of Korea), S/2006/524, 13 July 2006
- Jayantha Dhanapala (Sri Lanka), S/2006/369, 6 June 2006
- Ashraf Ghani (Afghanistan), S/2006/751, 20 September 2006
- Prince Zeid Ra’ad (Jordan), S/2006/708, 5 September 2006
- Surakiart Sathirathai (Thailand), S/2006/492, 5 July 2006
- Shashi Tharoor (India), S/2006/480, 3 July 2006
- Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (Latvia), S/2006/744, 15 September 2006
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Recommendation of the Security Council
Official documents
Communication of recommendation to the General Assembly
Appointment by the General Assembly
Official documents
Process in 2011
Nomination of candidate
- Ban Ki-moon (Republic of Korea)
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Recommendation of the Security Council
Official documents
In the news
- UN News: Security Council recommends re-appointment of UN Secretary-General (17 June 2011)
- Press release: Secretary-General expresses gratitude as Security Council unanimously recommends second term, declaring himself ‘motivated and prepared’ to continue upholding Charter (SG/SM/13650-SC/10284, 17 June 2011)
Communication of recommendation to the General Assembly
Appointment by the General Assembly
Official documents
In the news
- UN News: General Assembly appoints Ban Ki-moon to second term as UN Secretary-General (21 June 2011)
- Press release: General Assembly appoints Secretary-General Ban Ki–moon to second term of office; Ban: ‘Together, no challenge is too large — Together, nothing is impossible’ (GA/11102, 21 June 2011)
- UN WebTV: Watch the 101st plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (01:16:06)