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Choosing The UN's Next Secretary-General

The Inter Press Service series examining the possible candidates to replace current UN Secretary-General António Guterres, set to step down in 2026, is complete. The seven-part series, co-authored by Felix Dodds and Chris Spence, who have participated in UN conferences and negotiations since the 1990s, assesses the chances of several prominent leaders.
 
The potential candidates include Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria, Mia Motley of Barbados, Alicia Barcena of Mexico, Maria Fernanda Espinosa of Ecuador, Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica, and Michelle Bachelet of Chile. The authors say these names have come up in conversations with UN insiders and experts.

They argue that by raising the question of Guterres' successor sooner,  they aim to highlight the qualities needed in the next UN Chief, which they divided into three categories - Bridge Builder, Breaker of the Glass Ceiling, and Leader from the Global South.

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The Inter Press Service series examining the possible candidates to replace current UN Secretary-General António Guterres, set to step down in 2026, is complete. The seven-part series, co-authored by Felix Dodds and Chris Spence, who have participated in UN conferences and negotiations since the 1990s, assesses the chances of several prominent leaders. The potential candidates include Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria, Mia Motley of Barbados, Alicia Barcena of Mexico, Maria Fernanda Espinosa of Ecuador, Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica, and Michelle Bachelet of Chile. The authors say these names have come up in conversations with UN insiders and experts.

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