# Who’s in the race to become the next UN secretary-general?

https://mins.news/en/item/72250

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-24 11:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/24/whos-who-in-the-race-for-the-next-un-secretary-general?traffic_source=rss

> The contest to succeed Antonio Guterres as UN secretary-general is intensifying as his tenure approaches its end. Eight candidates are in the field, including five women, while some argue that Latin America should have its turn.

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