Eleganter Brief

Dear Sir or Madam:
It is our great pleasure to cordially invite you to the event
Trendsetting Transparency?
The Election of the UN Secretary-General
27 February 2017, 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Pan-nordic building of the Nordic Embassies
Rauchstraße 1, 10787 Berlin
At the beginning of the year, the experienced UN diplomat António Guterres took office as
Secretary-General of the United Nations succeeding Ban Ki-moon. His appointment by the
UN General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council had been preceded by
a selection process that is unique in the history of the United Nations. Mogens Lykketoft,
President of the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly and initiator of the process, had
promised "a transparent and interesting discussion about the future of the UN".
Concentrating on the appointment process, we would like to discuss the following questions:
How inclusive and transparent was the nomination of the UN Secretary-General indeed? Will
the UN prospectively become more transparent? Can we expect further reforms within the
UN system and, if so, which ones?
We also venture a glimpse on the challenges António Guterres will face. The first SecretaryGeneral Trygve Lie welcomed his successor Dag Hammarskjöld with the words "Welcome to
the most impossible job on this earth." Expectations are high given the global threats to
peace and security. Guterres also has announced reforms in the fields of sustainable
development and administration. Which legacy has Ban Ki-moon left behind and on which
issues will and should Guterres focus on?
Against this backdrop, the editorial team of the academic journal VEREINTE NATIONEN –
German Review on the United Nations, published by the United Nations Association of
Germany (UNA-Germany), together with the Embassy of Denmark in Germany invites you to
a keynote speech and panel discussion with Mogens Lykketoft. For more than 60 years,
VEREINTE NATIONEN has been the sole independent, German-language journal on United
Nations affairs. In 2016, the editorial team in cooperation with the HMKW University of
Applied Sciences for Media, Communication and Management in Berlin worked on a new
layout for VEREINTE NATIONEN. We take this event as an opportunity to present the first
issue of the redesigned journal.
Programme
Greeting
H.E. Friis Arne Petersen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark in Germany
Keynote
Mogens Lykketoft, President of the 70th UN General Assembly
Panel discussion
Friederike Bauer, Journalist and author, member of the editorial board of
VEREINTE NATIONEN
Prof. Dr. Manuel Fröhlich, Member of the Research Council of UNA-Germany, member of the
editorial board of VEREINTE NATIONEN
Katja Keul, MdB, Parliamentary Secretary of Alliance 90/The Greens (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen),
substitute member of the Subcommittee on Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
Tim Richter, Board member of UNA-Germany Berlin-Brandenburg, initiator of the blog
„#YourNextSG“
Moderation: Dagmar Dehmer, Der Tagesspiegel, member of the editorial board of VEREINTE
NATIONEN
Closing words
Detlef Dzembritzki, Chairman of UNA-Germany
After the event, we invite you to a reception.
Simultaneous translation German/English will be provided. Please register online until
20 February 2017.
Kind regards
Sylvia Schwab and Monique Lehmann
Editorial Team
VEREINTE NATIONEN
German Review on the United Nations
United Nations Association Germany (UNA-Germany), Zimmerstraße 26/27, 10969 Berlin
Tel.: (030) 25 93 75-20
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.dgvn.de/zeitschrift-vereinte-nationen/

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