Ugandan diplomat Otunnu joins race to become next UN head
Otunnu, a former UN under-secretary-general who served as a special representative for children and armed conflict, was nominated by Uganda in a letter on Friday to the presidents of the global body’s General Assembly and Security Council.
Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu has joined the contest to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), the seventh contender to succeed Antonio Guterres when he steps down at the end of this year.
SEVEN CANDIDATES NOW IN THE RACE The other candidates are Rafael Grossi of Argentina, International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General and former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, Rebeca Grynspan, a former vice president of Costa Rica, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, a former foreign affairs and defence minister of Ecuador, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, a former foreign Minister of Guyana, and Macky Sall, a former president of Senegal.
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