(a) identify any four past Secretaries-General of the United Nations Organisation (UNO) (b) State any five functions of the Secretary-General of the United ...

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(a) Four past Secretaries-General of the United Nations Organisation

1. Trygve Lie (Norway)
2. Dag Hammarskjold (Sweden)
3. U Thant (Burma/Myanmar)
4. Kurt Waldheim (Austria)
5. Javier Perez de Cuellar (Peru)
6. Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt)
7. Kofi Annan (Ghana)
8. Ban Ki-moon (South Korea)

(Any four of the above are correct.)

(b) Five functions of the Secretary-General of the UNO

1. He is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and heads the Secretariat.
2. He may bring to the attention of the Security Council any matter that in his opinion threatens international peace and security (Article 99).
3. He prepares and submits an annual report on the work of the Organisation to the General Assembly.
4. He carries out functions and tasks entrusted to him by the General Assembly, the Security Council and other organs.
5. He performs mediation and good offices, using his influence to settle disputes and reconcile conflicting parties.
6. He appoints, directs and coordinates the staff of the Secretariat.
7. He convenes and services meetings of the various organs of the UN.

(Any five of the above are acceptable.)