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A woman in charge of the UN? Candidates feel it's about time

Yesterday 21:03 Female challengers to be the next UN secretary-general outline why they think a woman should be next to lead the multilateral organisation.

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'Save humanity': A look at the four figures battling it out to lead the United Nations

20-04-2026 06:51 Argentina's Rafael Grossi, Chile's Michelle Bachelet, Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan and Senegal's Macky Sall will each face grillings by 193 member states and NGOs this week as the race to become UN secretary-general heats up.

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Argentine diplomat Virginia Gamba removed from UN secretary-general race

26-03-2026 17:48 Argentine diplomat Virginia Gamba removed from list of candidates for UN secretary-general after Maldives withdraws backing for her candidacy; Boost for fellow Argentine Rafael Grossi; Days ago, Chile pulled support for ex-president Michelle Bachelet’s candidacy.

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New Chile President Kast withdraws support for Bachelet's UN chief bid

24-03-2026 20:41 New hard-right President Jose Antonio Kast says promoting Michelle Bachelet's candidacy would entail "a significant cost" for Chile and pulls backing.

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Rafael Grossi: ‘The UN is moving into irrelevance, but it need not be so’

10-01-2026 06:59 Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is one of the leading candidates to succeed United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. In an exclusive interview, the Argentine diplomat discusses the UN’s top job, his vision for it and career to date.

by James Grainger

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Rafael Mariano Grossi: Renewing the promise – a United Nations that works

27-11-2025 00:03 "The world still needs the United Nations – but it must be a United Nations that works," says Rafael Mariano Grossi, candidate for Secretary-General of the top international body, in his vision statement, to which the Times gained access.

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Argentina formally backs Rafael Grossi’s candidacy for UN secretary-general

26-11-2025 23:50 President Javier Milei’s government puts forward the IAEA chief as a contender to succeed António Guterres in 2027, betting his technical profile, experience with global crises and diplomatic backing will win out in a pivotal year for the United Nations.

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UN atomic boss achieves gender parity – just don’t call it DEI

11-06-2025 17:52 Argentine diplomat Rafael Mariano Grossi, a top candidate to become the next United Nations secretary general, has achieved gender parity at the International Atomic Energy Agency in record time.

News of international atomic

A woman in charge of the UN? Candidates feel it's about time

'Save humanity': A look at the four figures battling it out to lead the United Nations

Argentine diplomat Virginia Gamba removed from UN secretary-general race

New Chile President Kast withdraws support for Bachelet's UN chief bid

Rafael Grossi: ‘The UN is moving into irrelevance, but it need not be so’

Rafael Mariano Grossi: Renewing the promise – a United Nations that works

Argentina formally backs Rafael Grossi’s candidacy for UN secretary-general

UN atomic boss achieves gender parity – just don’t call it DEI

Trump looms large over Brazil's presidential election

World Cup nears kick off after pre-tournament turbulence

Bolivian President Paz says 'narco-terrorists' behind crippling protests

Milei defends unregulated AI push after warning from historian Yuval Noah Harari

Real Madrid bids 150 million euros for Atlético Madrid's Julián Álvarez

La industria dejará medio millón de trabajadores sin empleo y cerrará hasta 40.000 empresas en 2026

Quién era Daniel Osorio Peñaloza, el directivo de Gen Tech, la empresa de Martín Menem, hallado muerto en Almagro

Leonardo Fariña afirmó que Lázaro Báez era un “depositario de confianza” de Néstor Kirchner

Jorge Asís sobre la partida del Indio Solari: "El peronismo, Javier, todavía funciona"

Denuncian que Cristina Kirchner tiene más restricciones que condenados por lesa humanidad y narcotráfico