This Friday, the Argentinian Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael GrossiWho was presented as a candidate for the position of Secretary-General of the party United Nations (UN), The position will be elected next year at a session of the organization’s Security Council.
Grossi – who gained international fame due to his role at the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency – pointed this out It is a “special moment” and he feels “proud” to offer himself “for the most important position there is in international life.”
Regarding the support of various leaders for his candidacy, including the President of Paraguay, santiago pena, Italian Prime Minister, Georgia MeloniThe IAEA director said: “Some say so, others prefer to tell me privately, because the vote will be in about six months, so they have bilateral issues, friendships and commitments with other countries and they prefer to do it at the discretion of the issue. But I think we are doing well, and we must be very careful and respect the other candidates.”
According to an unofficial rotation plan, this time it will be up to the Latin American to appoint a replacement for the Portuguese. Antonio Guterres. For this reason, Grossi will have a strong competitor, the former President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, And former Vice President of Costa Rica Rebecca Greenspanwho run for office. There is strong international pressure for the next minister to be a woman.
In an interview with the radio MiterGrossi spoke about his vision for the United Nations if he assumed its presidency. “The United Nations works because it does not work as it should. We have to be honest and say that. What do people think of the United Nations? It is useless? normal. but, The United Nations is indispensable. We created it in 1945 after World War II. “It was clear that certain consensuses had to be sought to move forward together, but this was distorted as a kind of bureaucratic, redundant and redundant balloon that had forgotten the purpose for which it was created.”
In this context, he stressed that “the United Nations must refocus,” especially on “a very complex and fragmented world, dominated by tensions, and with the return of war to Europe.”
“War is coming back inexorably and the United Nations has a contribution that makes it indispensable. So my answer is, a functioning United Nations, a bureaucratic organization that is on the ground. We have a convulsive world with more than 50 wars, because we are talking about two or three wars, but there are more than 50. And yes, they are all conflicts, and the United Nations is not a panacea, but it can do a lot, it can do a lot. We must do more, and that is the very important role of the Secretary-General,” he said.
process for Election of the next Secretary-General of the United Nations It officially began on Tuesday, when member states were asked to nominate candidates to fill the position starting on January 1, 2027. In a joint letter, the 15 members of the Security Council and the president of the 193-member General Assembly called for nominations, Marking the start of the race to succeed Guterres as head of the global organization.
The next Secretary-General of the United Nations He will be elected in 2026 and begin his term on January 1, 2027.