[External Opportunities: Dialogue Session] The World’s Toughest Job: Intergenerational Dialogues - Session 1

The World’s Toughest Job is a time-bound, mission-driven campaign by the United Nations Foundation designed to shape how the world understands the role of the UN Secretary-General and what leadership should mean in today’s realities. It is a global advocacy project for better leadership and cooperation to address the following question: What does the job of UN Secretary-General actually demand in today’s world, and what kind of leadership does that require?

The World’s Toughest Job: Intergenerational Dialogues is a four-part global series clarifying what the UN Secretary-General actually does — and why that leadership matters now.

Session 1: The Role – What Does the Secretary-General Actually Do?

The Secretary-General’s influence is often misunderstood. Neither executive ruler nor symbolic figurehead, the role operates through convening, coordination, and agenda-setting.

This dialogue explores how the Secretary-General turns global attention into collective action — aligning governments, civil society, young people, and other actors around shared priorities. In a fragmented world, leadership is exercised through influence rather than command.

How does coordination translate into outcomes people can actually feel? What determines whether cooperation produces real impact?

Join the United Nations Foundation on Thursday March 12, from 14:30 to 15:45 CET.

Registration link here.