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SUMMARY:Call for Questions from Civil Society Stakeholders for Interactive
  Dialogues with the Candidates for the Position of Secretary-General of th
 e United Nations (Third Round)
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CONTACT:ngls@un.org
DESCRIPTION:In accordance with General Assembly resolution 79/327 and prev
 ious resolutions on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly
 \, the President of the General Assembly will convene interactive dialogue
 s with all candidates for the position of UN Secretary-General and welcome
 s the continued engagement of civil society in the dialogues.\nThe Preside
 nt of the General Assembly invites Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to e
 xpress interest in asking a question to the candidates for their response 
 during interactive dialogues. \nCSOs may register their interest in partic
 ipating either in person at United Nations Headquarters in New York or vir
 tually in the interactive dialogues and can indicate their interest in pos
 ing a question addressing key thematic areas to the candidates for the UN 
 Secretary-General. The deadline to register is 13 August 2026\, 5 p.m. ET.
  \nThe process for civil society participation is designed to ensure fair
  access\, thematic balance as well as broad\, inclusive participation. \n
 Information about the candidates\, the selection and appointment process i
 s available on the website: https://www.un.org/en/sg-selection-and-appoint
 ment. \nThe next round of interactive dialogues will take place on Wednes
 day\, 19 August 2026\, from 3 to 6 pm ET. \nIn-Person Participation\n· 
       Civil Society Organizations seeking in-person participation mus
 t indicate the relevant time slot and thematic area(s) under which they in
 tend to raise a question. CSOs are asked to submit the outline of the ques
 tion in writing through this registration form. \n·       Registrat
 ions for in-person participation will be reviewed with due regard to balan
 ced thematic and stakeholder representation and be based on a lottery. Ple
 ase note that due to time and capacity constraints\, a limited number of C
 SO representatives will be invited to pose questions from the floor. CSOs 
 will be informed by 17 August whether they have been selected (1) to atte
 nd a dialogue in person and (2) to pose a question.\n·       If you
  are invited to ask a question\, please keep in mind that speaking time in
  the room will be limited to 60 seconds and strictly enforced through the 
 use of automatic microphone cut-offs.\nVirtual Participation\n·     
   Civil Society Organizations seeking virtual participation and are inter
 ested in posing a question must submit thematic area(s) under which they i
 ntend to raise a question and the outline of the question in writing throu
 gh this registration form. \n·       Questions which will be asked 
 virtually will be reviewed with due regard to balanced thematic and stakeh
 older representation and selected via a lottery. CSOs will be informed by 
 17 August whether they have been selected and be asked to provide a pre-r
 ecorded video question of maximum 60 seconds. You do not need to re-submit
  virtual questions previously submitted in the earlier call\, as these wil
 l be considered for this or future dialogues.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPlease note
 :\n·       Registering and indicating the interest in posing a ques
 tion does not guarantee selection. Selected participants for interventions
  will be contacted with further information for an in-person participation
  or the submission of a pre-recorded video question.\n·       The q
 uestions should be on the following categories for all candidates: \no  
  Proven leadership abilities\, Experience and Skills of the candidates\no
    UN Reform / UN80 Reform initiative\no   Peace and Security\no   D
 evelopment\no   Human Rights\n·       CSOs participating virtuall
 y will be able to follow the dialogues via UN Web TV and if you are not in
 dicating your interest in posing a question\, you do not need to register 
 via this portal but can view it online on UN WebTV.\n·       Questi
 ons for the dialogues should not be published or shared prior to the dialo
 gues.\n\n\n \n\n\n\nhttps://indico.un.org/event/1025331/
LOCATION:Trusteeship Council Chamber (United Nations Headquarters)
URL:https://indico.un.org/event/1025331/
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