UN holds its first ever public debate between candidates vying for world’s top diplomatic post While tens of thousands of novel Yorkers turned out for rallies in the Democratic primary race on Wednesday,a less-heralded and altogether more strange exercise in democracy was under way in the Flatiron district of downtown Manhattan.
In a moment floor conference room at Civic Hall, a hub for tech entrepreneurs, and the first ever open debate took place between candidates for what has been variously described as the world’s top diplomatic post or the most impossible job on the planet –UN secretary general. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com