UN Security Council holds first round of informal voting on next secretary-general candidates

The UN Security Council has held the first round of informal voting on candidates for the next UN secretary-general, announced Zenon Ngai Mukongo, the permanent representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The date of the next round has not yet been set. This year, seven candidates are running for the position:

- Director General of the IAEA Rafael Grossi

- Secretary-General of UNCTAD Rebeca Groispin

- Former President of Chile and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet

- Former President of Senegal Macky Sall

- Former Foreign and Defense Minister of Ecuador Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces

- Permanent Representative of Guyana to the UN Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett

- Former Permanent Representative of Uganda to the UN Olara Otunnu