For the first time in the 70 years history of the United Nations (UN), there will be an open engagement with candidates for the Secretary General job. The interview will last from April 12 to14.

Each candidate is getting two hours each to prove he/she is the person for the job in front of the General Assembly.

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The UN General Assembly consists of 193 members countries and observers from Palestine and Holy See, who are overseeing the process, which is being telecast live on the UN's website. This process on the UN's website is described as "job interview in-front of the whole world".

In next two days, all eight official candidates will take questions such as; how they can enhance sustainable development, their perspective on bringing lasting peace to disturbed parts of the world, how to protect human rights and how to address large scale humanitarian disasters. The candidates will also be facing questions from the selection panel on ways to reach the goals outlined in the 2030 Sustainable development agenda.

There are currently eight candidate hoping to replace sitting Secretary General Ban-Ki-moon and half of them are women. As there is no deadline for joining the competition, speculations are rife that German Chancellor Angela Merkel may make a strong last moment entry.

Under the principles of regional rotation, there is an assumption that somebody from East Europe will be next to occupy this prestigious global positon. With Slovenia and five rival candidates from East European countries, experts say the selection will be very tough.

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