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With
Lykketoft as
PGA-To-Be, ICP
Asks of UN
Peacekeeping
Abuse, Next SG
By Matthew
Russell Lee
UNITED
NATIONS, June
15 -- After
Mogens
Lykketoft was
elected (by
acclamation,
without
opposition) as
the next
President of
the UN General
Assembly,
Inner City
Press asked
him how he
will run the
upcoming
process to
select the
next Secretary
General. Periscope
video here.
Lykkotoft
replied that
he has heard
from the heads
of all five UN
regional
groups a
desire for a
more open
process, with
multiple
candidates
making
presentations.
One wonders if
Lykketoft
believes the
position is
reserved for
the Eastern
European Group
(he was the
candidate of
the Western
European and
Other Group,
and got the
post by
regional
rotation), but
there was not
yet time to
ask.
Inner
City Press
also asked
Lykketoft for
his view on
the scandal of
the UN's cover
up of sexual
abuse of
children in
the Central
African
Republic by
French
“peacekeepers,”
and then
retaliation
against fellow
Scandinavian
Anders Kompass
of Sweden.
Lykketoft said
he is aware of
the case but
thought it
better not to
comment for
now. He said
the same in
response to
most other
questions, for
example on
Palestine. (Periscope
video here).
Footnote: The
first question
was set aside
for UNCA,
become the UN's
Censorship
Alliance,
which used it
to say that
SDGs is the
most boring
name. Takes
one to know
one. If
Lykketoft can
run a more
transparent
process to
select the
next SG, he
will have done
well. Inner
City Press and
the new Free
UN Coalition
for Access
will stay on
this. Watch
this site.
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