聯合國舉行首次祕書長候選人"電視辯論"

The first-ever "globally televised" debate last Tuesday kicked off at UN Headquarters in New York for 10 of the 12 candidates, who announced their bid to become the next UN secretary-general, and they took questions from diplomats and the public at large.

上週二，史上首次在全球範圍內電視播放的辯論會在聯合國紐約總部拉開帷幕，12位宣佈競選下任聯合國祕書長的候選人中的10位參加了此次電視辯論，他們回答了來自外交官及公衆代表的提問。

The debate is available free from UNTV and Al Jazeera Media Network.

此次辯論由聯合國電視臺、半島媒體集團免費播放。

Ten candidates to have confirmed participation, after drawing of lots, have been split into two groups to participate in discussions and answer questions.

10位已確認參加辯論的候選人在抽籤後，分成兩組參與討論、回答提問。

The first group consists of Vesna Pusic of Croatia, Antonio Guterres of Portugal, Susana Malcorra of Argentina, Vuk Jeremic of Serbia and Natalia Gherman of Moldova.

第一組包括來自克羅地亞的韋斯娜·普希奇、來自葡萄牙的安東尼奧-古特瑞斯、來自阿根廷的蘇珊娜·馬爾科拉、來自塞爾維亞的武克·耶雷米奇以及來自摩爾多瓦的納塔利婭·蓋爾曼。

In the second group are Helen Clark of New Zealand, Danilo Turk of Slovenia, Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica, Igor Luksic of Montenegro and Irina Bokova Bulgaria.

而在第二組中，則有新西蘭的海倫·克拉克、斯洛文尼亞的達尼洛·圖爾克、哥斯達黎加的克里斯蒂安娜·菲格雷斯、黑山的伊戈爾·盧克希奇和保加利亞的伊琳娜·博科娃。

The current UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, is to step down on Dec 31 after two five-year terms.

兩屆任期(每屆任期5年)期滿後，現任聯合國祕書長潘基文將於12月31日卸任。

The president of the General Assembly, Mogens Lykketoft said UN secretaries-general have been chosen behind closed doors in the past.

聯合國大會主席莫根斯·呂克托夫特表示，聯合國祕書長的競選已經祕密地進行了。

"This time, we want to ensure all UN member states, and the entire world, have a chance to know who the candidates are, what their vision is and see how they perform," he said.

他說：“此次辯論是爲了讓全世界以及所有聯合國會員國瞭解各位下任祕書長候選人，瞭解他們的願景是什麼，並看看他們的表現。”