The UN Security Council held a second-round straw vote on the 21st for the next UN secretary-general. Council president Kristina Larsen, Denmark’s permanent UN representative, said results will be communicated to candidate states; straw-vote outcomes

2026-08-22

The UN Security Council held a second-round straw vote on the 21st for the next UN secretary-general. Council president Kristina Larsen, Denmark’s permanent UN representative, said results will be communicated to candidate states; straw-vote outcomes are not released publicly.

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