| ID | 171660 |
| Title Proper | Institutional Development of the United Nations Secretariat |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Reinalda, Bob |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Not only the United Nations, but the principal organs will also be celebrating their anniversary in 2020. This article explores how the UN Secretariat was run during the past 75 years. The institutional development of the secretariat of an international organization (IO) depends on the leadership displayed by the executive head and senior staff and on the political settings such as the constitutional leeway, the selection of its main functionaries, the conditions set for activities, and the allocation of resources. The better the secretariat is managed, the stronger the leadership capacity of the organization’s executive head will be; however, it may be questioned whether this same expectation regarding effective management can be applied to the UN. A handbook article about the UN Secretariat, written by competent insiders, is quite negative as it describes its existence as a lifelong “battle over its independent nature and an almost constant process of restructuring and reform,” with the reform issue being a recurrent theme in the media |
| `In' analytical Note | Global Governance Vol. 26, No.2; Apr-Jun 2020: p.325–339 |
| Journal Source | Global Governance Vol: 26 No 2 |
| Key Words | Institutional Development ; United Nations Secretariat |