Six Candidates in Race to Lead UN Set for Televised Debate
The 90-minute event will let diplomats and civil society question the six hopefuls as the UN faces a financial and confidence crisis.
- On Thursday, the six candidates for United Nations secretary-general debated in the symbolic General Assembly Hall, one week before the formal selection process begins.
- President Donald Trump's administration accused the United Nations of spending recklessly, contributing to a profound financial and confidence crisis affecting the organization's credibility.
- Six hopefuls, including Michelle Bachelet and Rafael Grossi, seek to succeed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres; the Security Council will hold its first anonymous "straw poll" on July 30.
- General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock emphasized the organization needs an "exceptional chief administrator" fit for the 21st century and willing to defend the UN Charter.
- While Latin America seeks the post through geographic rotation tradition, reports suggest Trump would "reportedly like to see" FIFA president Gianni Infantino take the helm instead.
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Six candidates to lead the UN debate in the General Assembly with no clear front-runner
The six contenders to succeed António Guterres at the head of the United Nations set out their proposals on Thursday in a debate held in the General Assembly Hall, a week before the formal start of the selection process. For nearly two hours they answered questions from diplomats, UN staff, and civil society representatives, in a publicly broadcast session.
Who follows UN Secretary-General Guterres? Six applicants presented themselves in a public debate. What it united: the desire for a strong United Nations. By Martin Ganslmeier.
In New York, candidates for the successor of UN Secretary-General Guterres have asked themselves a question.
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Ekstra BladetSix candidates are vying to replace António Guterres as Secretary-General of the UN at the turn of the year.
The six candidates to succeed the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, projected similar visions on Thursday about the position they aspire to in an event presented as a debate in which, in practice, the speeches were followed.
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