# Spain’s PM says it is ‘time for a woman’ to become UN secretary general

https://mins.news/en/video/72070

- Guardian News, 2026-09-24 09:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUpLNpfZ18Q

> Speaking at the UN general assembly, Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, argued that the next secretary general should be a woman from Latin America. He noted that nine men have held the post during the organisation’s 80-year history and said the next UN chief is expected to be selected later this year.

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