<sod>There are few rules governing the selection of the Secretary-General. The only guiding text is Article 97 of the [[United Nations Charter]], which states that “The Secretary-General shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.” In 1946, the General Assembly adopted a resolution stating that it was “desirable for the Security Council to proffer one candidate only for the consideration of the General Assembly, and for debate on the nomination in the General Assembly to be avoided.”<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/11(I) General Assembly resolution 11(I) (1946)].</ref> As a result, the selection is subject to the veto of any of the five permanent members of the Security Council.<ref>[[Simon Chesterman]], "Introduction", in [[Simon Chesterman]] (ed), ''Secretary or General? The UN Secretary-General in World Politics'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007), p. 7.</ref><eod>
<sod>There are few rules governing the selection of the Secretary-General. The only guiding text is Article 97 of the [[United Nations Charter]], which states that “The Secretary-General shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.” In 1946, the [[United Nations General Assembly|General Assembly]] adopted a resolution stating that it was “desirable for the Security Council to proffer one candidate only for the consideration of the General Assembly, and for debate on the nomination in the General Assembly to be avoided.”<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/11(I) General Assembly resolution 11(I) (1946)].</ref> As a result, the selection is subject to the veto of any of the five permanent members of the [[United Nations Security Council|Security Council]].<ref>[[Simon Chesterman]], "Introduction", in Simon Chesterman (ed), ''Secretary or General? The UN Secretary-General in World Politics'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007), p. 7.</ref><eod>