Costa Rican diplomat emerges as strong contender to be first female head of UN
Costa Rican diplomat Rebeca Grynspan has emerged as a leading candidate to become the first female UN Secretary-General. Currently heading UNCTAD, she is viewed as a continuity candidate with strong support from current leader António Guterres.
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The selection of the UN Secretary-General impacts global diplomacy and the direction of international policy for years to come.
Rebeca Grynspan’s parents were refugees from the Holocaust. If elected she would be the UN’s first Jewish secretary general./Getty Images Rebeca Grynspan’s parents were refugees from the Holocaust. If elected she would be the UN’s first Jewish secretary general./Getty Images United Nations Costa Rican diplomat emerges as strong contender to be first female head of UN Rebeca Grynspan seen as continuity candidate with tacit support from current secretary general, António Guterres
Prefer the Guardian on Google A Costa Rican diplomat and former vice-president whose parents were refugees from the Holocaust has become the surprise frontrunner to lead the United Nations as its first female secretary general.
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