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Ecuadorean diplomat Garces running for UN Secretary-General post

Reuters

24 July 2026


Former U.N. General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces has officially launched her bid to become the next United Nations Secretary-General. If elected, she would become the first woman to lead the U.N., as calls grow for both female leadership and a Latin American candidate to head the global organization.

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