As the UN Ponders Its Next Secretary-General, Many Say It’s Well Past Time for a Woman to Lead – WTOP News
Leaders say the next UN chief should be a woman as the race narrows to seven candidates and the Security Council weighs a successor to António Guterres.
- On Monday, world leaders at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York called for the organization to elect its first female secretary-general, marking a push against decades of male-only leadership.
- With Secretary-General Antonio Guterres preparing to leave office December 31, the organization faces an 'unfinished chapter' as no woman has led it in its more than 80-year history.
- Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader noted it is time for Latin America to lead, while East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta argued the organization should "have enough wisdom and elect a woman with unquestionable integrity."
- Seven candidates are currently being considered to replace Guterres, including four women, though decision-making rests with five veto-wielding members—the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, and France—who have remained silent on their preferences.
- UN Women official Sarah Hendriks warned the current global landscape remains male-dominated, with women holding only 14% of leadership positions, arguing that selecting a female chief is essential to reflecting the equality the organization asks the world to uphold.
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At a time when the fight for gender equality is facing a backlash, pressure is mounting for the next leader of the UN to be the first woman in its more than 80-year history.The contradiction isn’t lost on UN Women, the agency facing an uphill struggle pressing for the rights of women and girls
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As the UN ponders its next secretary-general, many say it’s well past time for a woman to lead
At a time when the fight for gender equality is facing a backlash, pressure is mounting for the next leader of the United Nations to be the first woman in its more than 80-year history.
As the UN ponders its next secretary-general, many say it’s well past time for a woman to lead – WTOP News
At a time when the fight for gender equality is facing a backlash, pressure is mounting for the next leader of the United Nations to be the first woman in its more than 80-year history. The contradiction isn’t lost on UN Women, the agency facing an uphill struggle pressing for the rights of women and...
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