For 80 years, the United Nations has been led exclusively by men. Now, as the global body prepares to choose a new secretary general, three prominent women are making the case that the time has finally come for a woman to take the organisation’s top job.
At a debate in Geneva on Tuesday, Michelle Bachelet, former Chilean president, Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica, UN Trade and Development chief, and Maria Fernanda Espinosa, former Ecuadorian foreign minister argued that the world’s most influential multilateral institution would benefit from female leadership.
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The next UN secretary general will be elected this year for a five year term beginning on January 1, 2027, replacing António Guterres, who is stepping down after serving two terms.
In a resolution adopted last September, the UN General Assembly acknowledged “with regret that no woman has ever held
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