Secretary-General of the United Nations: a difficult service for peace

It would seem that there is no post more honorable and influential than the head of the international community. To his opinion, listen carefully to the leaders of major powers - such authority is, perhaps, only the Pope. The UN Secretary-General is certainly one of the most powerful figures on the chess board of world politics, because virtually no major international problem can not do without his direct or indirect participation. Indicative is the fact that in almost seventy years of the existence of the international community, only eight UN Secretaries General have been replaced. At the same time, none of them left his post under external pressure and did not resign his powers with a grandiose scandal, as it sometimes happens to the powerful of the world, whether it is the president or the prime minister.

Alas, even UN Secretaries-General can meet various kinds of unpleasant situations in their official activities. The mission of such a leader is not only difficult, but, at times, ungrateful. And it simply can not be otherwise, because sometimes diametrically opposite interests of almost two hundred countries need to be taken into account! For example, between Russia and some of its neighbors, serious disagreements arose, threatening to develop into a dangerous armed conflict. Both sides, as it should, refer to the mediation of the UN. Russia defends its point of view, its opponent does not want to consider it categorically, everyone proves the legitimacy of their actions. That's where you need to show all your diplomatic abilities! And it is in such situations that the UN Secretary-General manifests himself! Extinguish the conflict in the bud and at the same time make it so that both participants in the confrontation do not feel infringed - here it is, the "aerobatics" of the peacemaker number one!

The reconciliation of the warring parties is the most important and most difficult duty of the head of the United Nations. In the history of this organization, there is a tragic page that clearly shows that the settlement of "hot conflicts" is by no means confined to just smiling smiles and handshakes. A good example is the death of General Secretary Dag Hammarskjold in 1961, who once again visited the Republic of the Congo , which was engulfed in the civil war . According to the official version, his plane crashed as a result of a plane crash, but this still has doubts. Too much was thwarted by the independent and tireless UN Secretary-General with his peacekeeping activities.

Dag until his last days acted in defense of the interests of the UN member states. Hammarskjold, a year before his death, in times of severe criticism of him, once said that he is responsible to all countries that are part of the UN, and if he leaves his post in difficult and dangerous times, then jeopardize the activities of the Organization.

These few phrases are extremely succinctly characterizing the difficult and noble activity of a person whose post is the Secretary-General of the United Nations. And whose efforts are entirely devoted to one thing - the maintenance of peace and tranquility on our planet - so beautiful, but troubled.