Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General is a department of the United Nations that provides information to the news media regarding the activities of the U.N. as a whole.[1]
Role
The department is in charge of managing media relations on behalf of:
- The Secretary-General of the United Nations[1]
- The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations[1]
- Other senior U.N. officials[1]
Officers
- Stéphane Dujarric - Spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon[1]
- Eduardo del Buey - Deputy Spokesperson[1]
- Farhan Haq - Associate Spokesperson[1]
- Morana Song - Associate Spokesperson[1]
- Eri Kaneko - Associate Spokesperson[1]
- Jerome Bernard - Associate Spokesperson[1]
- Vannina Maestracci - Associate Spokesperson[1]
Controversy
In 2012, the official United Nations Twitter account posted an erroneous tweet, implying that the U.N. Secretary-General supports a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The tweet was later found to have been written by spokesperson Nancy Groves, who attributed it to a "terrible typo".[2]
According to Reuters, the U.N. spokesperson post is considered to be a "dream job", but it requires taking into account the concerns of the 192 nations and "competing for the Secretary-General’s attention".[3]
External links
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "ABOUT OUR OFFICE". United Nations. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ↑ "U.N. Twitter accidentally calls for single-state solution in Mideast". New York Daily News. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ↑ "Dream job or snake pit? UN appoints new spokesman". Reuters. Retrieved 31 August 2013.