President of The United Nations General Assembly - Reform

Reform

Clear and appropriate criteria have been proposed prior to the consideration of candidacies and to establish of an "elections committee" or, alternatively, a search committee. Criteria include:

  • Availability to devote full-time attention for many months;
  • Political independence;
  • Multilateral leadership experience, including negotiation and consensus-building skills and the ability to deal with multiple powerful stakeholders; and
  • A thorough understanding of the United Nations Charter.

Other propositions includes presidential voting by citizens of all over the world to elect the UNGA president.

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