Race to Be the UN’s Next Secretary General
Six candidates are vying to lead the United Nations, with observers saying the race could make a woman secretary-general for the first time.
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In Focus | Race for UN top job enters final stage: choice may ‘make or break’ bloc
It is financially strapped, structurally flawed, infamously bureaucratic, reputationally damaged and riven with infighting. So why would anyone want to take on the role of the next secretary general of the United Nations? “I really think there should be some sort of psychiatric test for wanting this position,” said Richard Gowan, global issues and institutions director at the International Crisis Group (ICG). “The stakes are exceptionally high, …
Race to be the UN’s next secretary general
The UN is preparing to choose a new secretary general for the first time in a decade as six candidates vie to succeed António Guterres of Portugal. But the winner faces a huge challenge, with a host of geopolitical crises and the very status of the body itself in question.Who is in the running?Calls for a “madame secretary general” have been growing “louder”. So the next appointment will “test whether the UN is committed to breaking glass ceilin…
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