The UN Secretery general cannot be elected from permanent members of security council state why?

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The UN Secretery general cannot be elected from permanent members of security council state why?

I wanna know why the UN Secretary General could not be from the state having permanent seat in UN security Council. The Member states are China, France, UK, USA and Russia.

2006-06-26 18:58:58 · 3 answers · asked by Fasi99 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events

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Good question, doesn't make sense.

2006-07-03 15:53:13 · answer #1 · answered by CottonPatch 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

The UN would have concentrated too much authority within a single nation if the secretary-general also came from a country that was a permanent member of the "security council."

2006-06-26 19:05:40 · answer #2 · answered by urbancoyote 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Too much concentration of power, but it's not like they have any real power anyway. It is always good to have a disinterested third viewpoint on controversial issues.

2006-07-03 12:53:35 · answer #3 · answered by correrafan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋