United Nations election

United Nations election

From top left, clockwise: Senegal's President Macky Sall attends the opening of BioNTech's mRNA vaccine manufacturing plant in Kigali, Rwanda, on 18 December 2023; then-UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends her final news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on 25 August 2022; former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan speaks at a news conference announcing her nomination for UN secretary-general in San Jose, Costa Rica, on 8 October 2025; and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi speaks at a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, on 15 April 2026. TBS Collage

Who are the candidates running for UN secretary-general?

Eight candidates are in the race to succeed António Guterres, with Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett narrowly leading the latest informal Security Council poll.