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Four candidates for UN secretary-general audition this week. That’s far fewer than in 2016
The public hearings mark only the second time the United Nations has used the format, with each contender facing a three-hour question session.
- Four candidates for United Nations Secretary-General audition this week, far fewer than the 13 who ran 10 years ago when António Guterres was selected as U.N. chief.
- By tradition, Latin America's turn has arrived; candidates include President Michelle Bachelet, Rafael Mariano Grossi, Rebeca Grynspan, and President Macky Sall, though Senegal has not endorsed Sall.
- Opposing Bachelet, 28 Republican legislators asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to veto her, calling her "a pro-abortion zealot." U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz said, "I share your concerns."
- Following Donald Trump's return to the White House, many diplomats assume Washington will prioritize a male successor, shifting expectations away from electing a woman.
- The Security Council must recommend a candidate to the General Assembly, likely using "straw polls" to narrow the field, a process controlled by five permanent members.
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AlKhaleej Today‘Save humanity’: Race to lead embattled UN heats up as four hopefuls enter public hearings
NEW YORK, April 21 — Four contenders are squaring up to succeed Antonio Guterres as leader of the United Nations, which faces unprecedented global instability, wars and its own crushing budget crisis.Chile’s Michelle Bachelet, Argentina’s Rafael Grossi, Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan, and Senegal’s Macky Sall will each face grillings by 193 member states and NGOs for three hours today and tomorrow. This combination of pictures created on April 16,…
Four U.N. secretary-general candidates audition this week. That's far fewer than in 2016
Chile’s former President Michelle Bachelet — one of two women and one of three from Latin America — will be the first to face ambassadors from the U.N.’s 193 member nations during a three-hour question-and-answer session Tuesday.
Senegal's Macky Sall, Chile's Michelle Bachelet, Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan and Argentinian Rafael Grossi are scheduled to spend a great oral session this week. Portuguese successor Antonio Guterres, head of a stormy organization, will be appointed in July.
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