Local time Sept 18, the UN Security Council held a third informal straw poll in the selection of the next UN secretary-general. The session was chaired by France, the Council president for September; Bahrain and the Democratic Republic of the Congo s

2026-09-18

Local time Sept 18, the UN Security Council held a third informal straw poll in the selection of the next UN secretary-general. The session was chaired by France, the Council president for September; Bahrain and the Democratic Republic of the Congo served as tellers. The candidate list remained unchanged at eight since the second round.