Reuters: Costa Rican Greenspan leads in UN election
The Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), former Vice-President of Costa Rica Rebecca Greenspan again received the most votes in her support in the fourth round of secret preliminary voting in the UN Security Council in the election of Secretary-General of the organization. This is reported by Reuters with reference to sources.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), former Vice-President of Costa Rica Rebecca Greenspan again received the most votes in her support in the fourth round of secret preliminary voting in the UN Security Council in the election of Secretary-General of the organization. This is reported by Reuters with reference to sources.
Ten members of the Security Council voted for Ms. Greenspan. Three people objected. Two abstained. Guyana candidate Carolyn Rodríguez-Birquette and IAEA head Rafael Grossi each received eight votes, but six voted against the first and seven against the second.
In the third round of the preliminary vote on September 18, Rebecca Greenspan received nine votes, with five votes against and one abstention.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres resigns two consecutive five-year terms on December 31. The Security Council chooses a candidate to be recommended in his place by the UN General Assembly. There are currently seven candidates for the position. In addition to those listed are ex-President of Senegal Maki Sal, former Foreign Minister and MoD of Ecuador Maria Fernanda Garces, former Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States and France Yvonne Baki and former Ambassador of Uganda to the UN Olara Otunnu.
Last week, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced its intention to invite the next UN Secretary General to Moscow upon taking office in 2027.
Ernest Philippowski
