UN Staff Advised to Keep Off Campaign for New Secretary-General By Thalif Deen Copyright 2026 © IPS - Inter Press Service --

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/05/un-staff-advised-to-keep-off-campaign-for-new-secretary-general/ UNITED NATIONS, May 1 2026 (IPS) - A longstanding rule bars international civil servants from publicly taking a political stand against member states (or even participating in political demonstrations outside the UN). And more importantly, the rules also forbid UN staffers from campaigning for– or against– candidates for secretary general, including the current race for a new UNSG. Copyright 2026 © IPS - Inter Press Service --