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The Job Description
Defined by 2,000 young people: setting the standard for the next UN Secretary-General
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By Our Future Agenda
In a moment of cascading crises, what should be required from the world’s top diplomat? For the first time, young people from around the world have had the chance to help answer that question, with more than 2,000 of them contributing to a new job description for the next United Nations Secretary-General.
The world the next Secretary-General inherits is more insecure, more unequal, and marked by deeper distrust. Global cooperation remains essential, even as confidence in it is suffering. Whoever takes on this role will be judged by whether they turn global commitments into visible action, stronger accountability, and better decisions about the future.
The Job Description is a practical tool to help Member States, policymakers, civil society, and young people shape what global leadership should demand at a critical moment for the future of the UN. It was built with the leadership of the Unlock the Future coalition and inputs gathered through a global survey, public dialogues, and consultations.
We hope you will take the time to read it, think about it, and use it.
As the Secretary-General selection process moves forward, this is a chance for young people to not just react to the process, but to help define the standard. This is a moment to raise expectations, and to make sure young people — who are living closest to the consequences of global decisions — are an integral part of shaping what comes next.
About Our Future Agenda
Our Future Agenda is a United Nations Foundation program dedicated to putting young people — especially from young countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America — at the heart of global decision-making and solving the world’s biggest challenges.
Learn more: www.ourfutureagenda.org.