"Now Is the Time for a Female Secretary-General, Says a New Campaign" - Pass Blue

http://passblue.com/2015/02/23/now-is-the-time-for-a-female-secretary-general-says-a-new-campaign/

"As race for UN chief begins, new campaigns demand a woman take charge" - Daily News

Commission on Status Women - UN WOMEN

"Four Ideas for a Stronger U.N." - New York Times

"Find the Best UN Leader" - 1 for 7 Billion

Below are links to a variety of organizations and media sources addressing the need for electing a qualified, female UN Secretary-General when current Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon steps down at the end of 2016.

Speech by Jean Krasno at CSW on March 17, 2015

http://youtu.be/61SVPU4EMEw

"Calls for woman to head U.N. get louder as race gears up" - The Washington Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/22/woman-un-secretary-general-urged-as-campaign-for-b/?page=all

"Pick a woman for U.N. chief" - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-woman-should-lead-the-un/2015/04/26/8519c652-e9fa-11e4-9a6a-c1ab95a0600b_story.html

"Will the UN secretary general be a woman?" - The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2015/jul/09/will-the-next-un-secretary-general-be-a-woman?CMP=share_btn_tw

"Time to have a woman to lead the UN" - Gulf News

http://gulfnews.com/opinion/thinkers/time-to-have-a-woman-to-lead-the-un-1.1555921

"Is it time for a woman to run the UN?" - Aljazeera

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2015/07/time-woman-run-united-nations-150713080731519.html

"Buscan a una mujer para suceder a Ban Ki-Moon: la mexicana Alicia Bárcena candidateada" - SemMéxico

http://www.semexico.org.mx/archivos/2576

"10 Tweets That Show Why the World's Top Diplomat Has to Be a Woman" - Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ernesta-redi/10-tweets-that-show-why-t_b_8258374.html

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Media

Press Briefing by the President of the General Assembly Mogens Lykketof on civil society participation in the informal dialogues:

Statement by Sabri Boukadoum on behalf Non Aligned Movement

"G7: Where are the women leaders?" - The Elders

http://theelders.org/article/g7-where-are-women-leaders

"After 70 Years of Men, Some Say It Is ‘High Time’ a Woman Led the U.N." - International New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/23/world/after-70-years-of-men-some-say-it-is-high-time-a-woman-led-the-un.html

"Lawmakers Say It's 'Long Past Time' A Woman Led The United Nations" - Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/un-woman-secretary-general-letter_5617ebede4b0e66ad4c79675

UNSG selection process has started. Download the joint letter from the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Mogens Lykketoft and the President of the Security Council, Ms. Samatha Power issued on 15 December 2016:

"Is it time for a woman at the helm of the United Nations?" - The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2015/1210/Is-it-time-for-a-woman-at-the-helm-of-the-United-Nations

"U.N. leaders call for a woman to replace Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in 2017" - Women in the World in assosiation with The New York Times

http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2015/12/02/u-n-leaders-call-for-a-woman-to-replace-secretary-general-ban-ki-moon-in-2017/

"Will 2016 Be the Year for a Woman UN Secretary-General?" - Women's Media Center

http://www.womensmediacenter.com/feature/entry/will-2016-be-the-year-for-a-woman-un-secretary-general

US Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney penned a letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asking him to make every effort possible to ensure that the his successor is a woman. We thank her greatly for her service and action on this issue. Download the full letter here:

"The Lost Agenda: Gender Parity In Senior UN Appoointments" - Global Peace Operations Review

http://peaceoperationsreview.org/commentary/the-lost-agenda-gender-parity-in-senior-un-appointments/

"Will A Woman Finally Lead The United Nations? The 2016 Secretary-General Election Could Make History" - International Business Times

http://www.ibtimes.com/will-woman-finally-lead-united-nations-2016-secretary-general-election-could-make-2264195

On October 8, 2015, Congresswoman Jackie Speier authored a letter signed by 27 additional Members of Congress to President Obama, calling for the president to, “continue to use our global authority to encourage the election of women leaders at the UN and worldwide.” Download the letter here: