It is the most important role in international diplomacy. The United Nations Secretary General heads up an organisation that's in charge of keeping the peace around the world.
The role is appointed by the General Assembly - on the recommendation of the Security Council.
And for the first time in the organisation's 70 year history - candidates vying for that position will have to answer questions in open hearings.
And also for the first time - a woman could become Secretary General. Of those who have put their names forward so far, half of them are women.
But how important is the job? And how will the world’s superpowers react?
Presenter: Martine Dennis
Guests:
Shashi Tharoor - Indian MP and former UN Secretary General candidate
Carne Ross - former British diplomat and founder of the advisory group, Independent Diplomat
Sam Daws - UN specialist at the University of Oxford and former first officer to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
Thomas Weiss - professor of political science at City University of New York’s Graduate Centre and Author of 'What’s Wrong with the United Nations and How to Fix it'
