联合国首次公开遴选秘书长：下一任会是谁？_BEC初级作文

联合国首次公开遴选秘书长：下一任会是谁？

美国大选已经让你提不起兴趣了？那我们来看看联合国发的大招：处于世界外交官之巅峰的职位“联合国秘书长”United Nations secretary-general开启公开面试了！

从来都是关起门来自己选一选秘书长的联合国，这次可是二战后首次的公开面试辩论来选人！整个过程还提供同步live直播。外媒纷纷称UN takes historic step to open selection of new secretary general，这简直堪称历史性的一大进步！

cnn提供了一份相当全面的选举导览，关于谁会成为下一届“世界的总管”，这些知识你可以恶补起来了！

Who's running?

都有谁参选了？

So far, there are eight official candidates for the United Nations' top job.

目前为止，联合国该最高层职位已有8名候选人。

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What does the secretary-general do?

联合国秘书长是干吗的？

Good question. The secretary-general presides over thousands of staffers and a pyramid of agencies, works to end poverty and misery, and, yes, establish world peace. No army comes with the job though.

好问题！联合国秘书长管理职员上千，站在机构金字塔的顶端，致力于终结贫穷苦痛，还有——建立世界和平。不过该职位不掌握任何军事权力。

Primarily the secretary-general follows the directions of the 15-nation Security Council. If those countries say it's time to set up a peacekeeping mission in country X, then the SG, as the post is commonly referred to, gets on the case.