Costa Rica’s Grynspan takes early lead in race to helm UN, would be first woman and Jewish chief
A first informal UN Security Council poll on Thursday showed Costa Rica’s former vice president Rebeca Grynspan as the early frontrunner in the race to be the United Nations secretary-general, followed by former Guyanese foreign minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, diplomats told Reuters.If elected, Grynspan would be the first woman and the first Jew to lead the UN.One diplomat said Argentina’s Rafael Grossi, head of the UN nuclear watchdog, came in a “surprise” third place among the seven candidates for
Rebeca Grynspan, Costa Rica's former vice president, has emerged as the early frontrunner in the race to become the next UN secretary-general, following an informal UN Security Council poll. If elected, Grynspan would be the first woman and the first Jewish person to hold the position. She received 10 "encourage" votes in the non-binding straw poll. The current UNCTAD head is an insider in the UN and is descended from Holocaust refugees. The successor to Antonio Guterres will face the challenge of reforming the organization, which critics describe as a "bloated, costly bureaucracy."
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