聯合國首次公開面試祕書長候選人 半數爲女性
The UN launched its first-ever public hearings for the job of the next UN secretary-generAl.
近日，聯合國就下任祕書長候選人進行的首次公開對話會拉開了帷幕。Last Tuesday marked the start of three days of General Assembly (GA) public hearings, at which the current nine candidates, five men and four women, each have been given two hours to make a presentation and then answer questions from GA members as well as representatives of civil society.
此次聯大"公開面試"於上週二開始，爲期三天。目前的九位候選人(五男四女)每人有兩小時的面試時間，先進行自我陳述，然後回答聯大會員國以及公民社會代表的提問。The hearings, televised and webcast around the world, are part of a broader push for More transparency in the selection of the UN secretary-general.
面試過程通過電視和互聯網向全球播放。"公開面試"是推動遴選聯合國祕書長過程透明化的舉措之一。
The council is expected to hold its first "straw poll" - a sort of informal vote - behind closed doors in July and aims to have a decision by September so the General Assembly can elect the next UN chief in October.
大會預計將舉行第一次“民意調查”—— 一種非正式投票——將在今年七月份私下進行，預計九月份會得出結果，而下任聯合國祕書長最終將在十月選出。The organization has had eight secretary-generals in its 70-year history, all of them men. There have been many calls for the next holder of the position to be a woman.
聯合國成立70年來共有8任祕書長，均爲男性，有不少人呼籲下一任祕書長由女性擔任。Half of the candidates nominated so far are women: UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova of Bulgaria; former Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic; Moldova's former Foreign Minister Natalia Gherman; and former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, who heads the UN Development Programme.
目前，半數提名的候選人是女性，其中包括聯合國教科文組織總幹事伊琳娜·博科娃（保加利亞）；前克羅地亞外交部長韋斯娜·皮習克；摩爾多瓦前外長納塔利婭·蓋爾曼；新西蘭前總理、現任聯合國開發計劃署署長海倫·克拉克。Also in the race are former Macedonian Foreign Minister Srgjan Kerim; Montenegro Foreign Minister Igor Luksic; former Slovenian President Danilo Turk; and former UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, who is also a former Portuguese prime minister.
其他四名男性競選者爲：馬其頓前外長斯爾詹·克里姆；黑山副總理兼外交部長伊戈爾·盧克希奇；斯洛文尼亞前總統達尼洛·圖爾克；葡萄牙前總理、聯合國前難民事務高級專員安東尼奧·古特雷斯。More candidates are expected to enter the race in the next few weeks.
預計今後數週內還會有更多人蔘與競聘。
