# UN candidate Baki vows focus on conflict prevention, UN renewal

https://mins.news/en/item/27644

- Reuters, 2026-08-20 18:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/un-candidate-baki-vows-focus-conflict-prevention-un-renewal-2026-08-20/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a874a1cf7c24d00010f9f09

> Ecuadorean diplomat Ivonne Baki, one of eight contenders to lead the United Nations, cited her experience of Lebanon’s civil war on Thursday while pledging to prioritize conflict prevention and renewal of the global body.

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