US EditionMichelle Bachelet hopes the world is ready for a female UN chief
Bachelet says her experience could help lead the United Nations as member states consider four candidates for the post, including three other former officials.
- Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet participated in a hearing on Tuesday, emphasizing her "extensive experience" to succeed United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on January 1, 2027.
- Since the United Nations was founded after World War II, all nine UN chiefs have been men, though Bachelet said she hopes the world is finally "ready" for a woman in the position.
- Bachelet advocated for a secretary-general "present in the field" with a "diplomatic stature that can be heard" by powerful states, pleading with member states to rebuild trust amid political crises.
- Acknowledging the Security Council's paralysis, Bachelet admitted she has no "magic formula" to resolve global crises, particularly regarding the five permanent, veto-wielding members.
- Three other candidates—Argentina's Rafael Grossi, Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan, and Senegal's Macky Sall—face interviews on Tuesday and Wednesday for what General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock described as "one of the toughest jobs in the world.
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Michelle Bachelet, the leading candidate for the next United Nations Secretary-General, doubled down on her commitment to promote killing babies in abortions. According to a new report, Bachelet is declaring that advancing abortion aligns with promoting women’s rights even though abortions kill little girls (and boys). At a press conference following a three-hour interview with the General Assembly this week, Bachelet promised to push abortion-o…
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, candidate for Secretary General of the UN, said she hoped Tuesday that the world would finally be "ready" for a woman in this post. ...
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet stressed today that she supports women's rights in the race for the post of United Nations Secretary-General.
The former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet, a candidate for Secretary-General of the UN, said he hoped on Tuesday that the world would finally be "ready" for a woman in this position.
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