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The race is on for the next United Nations secretary general

NPR | By Michele Kelemen

Published July 29, 2026 at 3:28 PM CDT

The United Nations Security Council will begin straw polls Thursday to whittle down the field of candidates for the next U.N. secretary-general. Seven candidates are running to replace António Guterres.

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