Rebeca Grynspan Leads UN Secretary-General Vote for Fourth Time
She won nine encourage votes but faces six discourage votes and a possible veto as the Security Council narrows the field.
- On Wednesday, the 15-member United Nations Security Council placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the frontrunner to become the 10th UN Secretary-General, two sources confirmed.
- Intense negotiations among diplomats in New York preceded this informal poll, as four previous ballots failed to produce a candidate with overwhelming backing from the Council.
- Grynspan, currently Secretary-General of UN Trade and Development , leads a field of seven contenders, though her support weakened slightly compared to last week's poll, signaling ongoing gridlock.
- The UN faces a critical time navigating multiple crises, including wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, alongside cutbacks in American contributions and declining political relevance.
- This ongoing gridlock may prompt other senior figures to join the race, as whoever wins must address the organization's challenges, including Washington pulling out of many of its agencies.
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The United Nations seems to agree that the next Secretary-General should be a woman from Latin America. Three of the seven candidates correspond to this profile, but objections from the permanent members can dictate an unexpected outcome. We are faced with a set of candidates who, for one reason or another, have obstacles to the permanent members, says Victor Angelo, with decades of experience in the UN corridors.
Rebeca Grynspan, former Vice President of Costa Rica, remained the favorite Wednesday to become the next UN Secretary General after an advisory vote by the Security Council, according to a diplomatic source.
A Rash of Hard-Hitting Questions—Which May Remain Evasive--for Candidates Running for UN Chief
The seven candidates, still in the running for the post of UN Secretary-General (SG), have so far faced a barrage of questions, mostly from delegates and the news media. But some of the more politically-sensitive and heavily-loaded questions, have been avoided — either intentionally or by accident– primarily because the answers could trigger a veto […]
The former Vice-President of Costa Rica, Rebecca Greenspan, has been at the forefront of nine "cheerleading" votes, recording four out of five rounds since last July.
Rebecca Greenspan remains in the lead in the race to succeed Antonio Guterres at the UN. Rebecca Greenspan of Costa Rica retained the top spot in the fifth informal vote of the United Nations Security Council to choose the next Secretary-General, held on Wednesday, October 7, under the Greek presidency. However, the decline in support for her candidacy and the increase in negative votes demonstrate that a consensus has not yet been formed among …
Greenspan again first for the position of UN Secretary-General in the vote under Greek presidency
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