How is the UN Secretary-General chosen? The veto power of permanent members and 'color-coded voting'

You may see the term 'UN Secretary-General election' in the news.However, it is not a system where UN member states write ...
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The next UN secretary-general will face a daunting task: to restore trust in the faltering institution

The UN is in urgent need of reform but will the opaque selection process to appoint its new secretary-general allow a truly transformative leader to emerge? With multilateralism seemingly in retreat, ...
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Who Will Be the Next UN Secretary-General?

The race to become the next UN secretary-general is well underway. The winner, who is typically chosen and appointed between October and December of the current officeholder’s final year, will become ...
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Trump team rejects current UN chief candidates, seeks new names

POLITICO reports that the Trump administration opposes the current UN secretary-general candidates and wants new names as ...
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Next UN secretary-general: Breakdown of results for straw poll 3 leaked

Rebeca Grynspan topped the third Security Council straw poll on September 18, 2026, receiving the highest number of encourage votes among eight candidates Several high-profile candidates including ...
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Global: Amid mounting threats, the UN’s next Secretary-General must be a staunch defender of international law

Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard will be in New York City for the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly from September 22 to 26 and available for interviews. She will be ...
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Make the U.N. Great Again: The Uphill Struggle Facing the Next Secretary General

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