Rebeca Grynspan

UN Secretary-General candidates pledge reforms ahead of key vote

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United Nations

UN Secretary-General candidates pledge reforms ahead of key vote

Six candidates vying to become the next United Nations Secretary-General have called for restoring the organisation's credibility, strengthening multilateralism and reforming the UN, during the first public town hall debate ahead of a decisive Security Council vote next week.

UN chief hopeful Grynspan calls on end of male leadership after 80 years

12:07

UN Leadership race

UN chief hopeful Grynspan calls on end of male leadership after 80 years

As the race to succeed António Guterres gathers pace, former Vice President of Costa Rica and Secretary-General of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Rebeca Grynspan has issued a stark challenge to the United Nations: end eight decades of male exclusivity and finally elect a woman on merit.

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