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The 10th Secretary-General of the United Nations will be elected this year for a five-year term, starting on January 1, 2027.
Below are the candidates who have so far announced their candidacy to succeed the outgoing UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres.
RAFAEL GROSSI
Rafael Grossi, 65, a career diplomat from Argentina, has been the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – the UN's nuclear watchdog – for the past six years.
Grossi led negotiations to preserve parts of the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran after US President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from that agreement in 2018.
His critics say he has made too many concessions in an attempt to reach a deal with Iran. A father of eight who speaks several languages, Grossi has raised his own and the IAEA's profile through diplomatic engagement in international crises.
One of his most important achievements is considered to be the deployment of a small IAEA team to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which is under the control of Russian forces.
Many diplomats see Gross as the favorite for the post of UN secretary-general, as for years he has maintained good relations with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, whose support is crucial for election to this post.
REBECA GRYNSPAN
Rebecca Grynspan, 70, presents herself as a supporter of reforms in the multilateral system, who throughout her career has challenged gender barriers and maintained faith in the United Nations and its mission of peace, development and human rights.
A former vice president of Costa Rica and director of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Greenspan said she was temporarily stepping down from her duties until September to avoid a conflict of interest during the campaign. If elected, she would become the first woman in the history of the UN to hold the post of secretary-general.
According to her, although during her time at UNCTAD she was forced to make compromises between family life and public service, the experience as the first woman to head this institution has influenced her leadership style.
"I don't expect special treatment. I want equal treatment," she told Reuters news agency.
An economist by profession, Greenspan describes herself as an "experienced leader" who would lead the UN more flexibly, through cooperation with different partners, while at the same time defending the organization's core values.
MICHELLE BACHELET
Michelle Bachelet, 74 vjeçe, ka qenë dy herë presidente e Kilit dhe ish-komisionare e lartë e OKB-së për të Drejtat e Njeriut. Ajo ka drejtuar gjithashtu, nga viti 2010 deri në vitin 2013, agjencinë e OKB-së për barazinë gjinore dhe fuqizimin e grave, UN Women.
Edhe pse kandidatura e saj mbështetej nga Brazili dhe Meksika, në mars Kili e tërhoqi mbështetjen për Bacheletin, pas zhvendosjes së Qeverisë së vendit drejt së djathtës. Bachelet është përballur me kritika nga konservatorët amerikanë për qëndrimin e saj në mbështetje të së drejtës për abort.
Në prill, ambasadori i Shteteve të Bashkuara në OKB, Mike Waltz, duke iu bashkuar shqetësimeve të një senatori amerikan, la të kuptohej se nuk e konsideron atë të përshtatshme për postin.
Senatori republican, Pete Ricketts, deklaroi se Bachelet, gjatë mandatit si komisionare e lartë për të Drejtat e Njeriut, nuk bëri mjaftueshëm për t’i cilësuar si gjenocid veprimet e Kinës ndaj myslimanëve ujgurë.
Pekini, nga ana tjetër, nuk ka bërë publik qëndrimin e tij për kandidaturën e saj.
MACKY SALL
Macky Sall, 64 vjeç, gjeolog me profesion, ishte president i Senegalit për 12 vjet, deri në vitin 2024.
Sall është zotuar se do t’i mbështesë vendet në zhvillim që përballen me borxhe të mëdha dhe ka bërë thirrje për reformimin e Këshillit të Sigurimit të OKB-së, në mënyrë që vendet në zhvillim të kenë poste të përhershme në organin më të fuqishëm të organizatës.
“Më shumë se kurrë, një multilateralizëm i ripërtërirë mbetet mënyra më e mirë për t’iu përgjigjur sfidave të një bote që po kalon transformime të thella”, ka shkruar ai në rrjetin social X.
Sall është nominuar nga Burundi. Nëse zgjidhet, ai do të bëhej sekretari i tretë i përgjithshëm afrikan i OKB-së, pas Boutros Boutros Ghalit dhe Kofi Annanit.
MARIA FERNANDA ESPINOSA
Maria Fernanda Espinosa, 61 vjeçe, ka qenë ministre e Punëve të Jashtme dhe ministre e Mbrojtjes në Ekuador, gjatë qeverisjes së ish-presidentit Rafael Correa.
Kandidatura e saj është paraqitur nga Antigua dhe Barbuda.
Espinosa ka këshilluar gjithashtu Kombet e Bashkuara dhe organizata joqeveritare për çështje që lidhen me biodiversitetin, ndryshimet klimatike dhe politikat për popujt indigjenë.
Ajo thotë se përvoja si ambasadore e Ekuadorit në OKB dhe si presidente e Asamblesë së Përgjithshme të OKB-së i ka dhënë njohuri të thella për funksionimin e organizatës.
“Ofroj një kandidaturë të mbështetur në një bindje të thjeshtë: OKB-ja duhet ta rifitojë guximin për të përcaktuar prioritetet, disiplinën për t’i zbatuar ato dhe besimin politik për të vepruar me vendosmëri”, ka deklaruar ajo në dokumentin ku paraqet vizionin e saj.
CAROLYN ALLISON FARIDA RODRIGUES BIRKETT
Carolyn Allison Farida Rodrigues Birkett është diplomate karriere dhe ish-politikane. Që nga viti 2020, ajo shërben si përfaqësuese e përhershme e Guajanës në Kombet e Bashkuara.
She previously became the first woman and the first person from an indigenous community to hold the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana. She has also held senior positions at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). If elected, Rodrigues Birkett would become the first woman and the first representative of the Caribbean to lead the United Nations.
In her platform, Rodrigues Birkett has pledged to make the UN more effective, by strengthening conflict prevention and advancing action against climate change.
OLARA OTUNNU
Olara Otunnu, a diplomat and former United Nations Under-Secretary-General, has been nominated by Uganda. At 75, he is the oldest candidate in the race for the post of UN Secretary-General.
In the document presenting his vision, Otunnu emphasizes the need to continue institutional reforms of the UN and says that his immediate priority would be to intensify efforts to end major international conflicts.
He has also pledged to work towards the creation of a body that would oversee the UN's work in the field of artificial intelligence and has stressed that the fight against climate change must move forward without hindering economic development./REL
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