Rebeca Grynspan

Rebeca Grynspan — candidate from Costa Rica running to become UN Secretary-General succeeding Antonio Guterres at year-end.

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October 2026
17 OctCapital News
… Costa Rican candidate Rebeca Grynspan received the highest number of “encourage” votes, but also received five “discourage” votes, including two from permanent members, according to information reported after the confidential ballot. …
Macky Sall withdraws from UN Secretary-General race after Sixth straw poll
17 OctCitizen Digital
… Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan -- who has been among the frontrunners in five previous polls -- received the most "encourage" votes, but also got five "discourage" votes, including two from permanent members of the 15-country council. …
Ex-Senegal President Macky Sall withdraws as candidate for UN leader
July 2026
26 JulCitizen Digital
… Chile's Michelle Bachelet, Ecuador's Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Rafael Grossi of Argentina, Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan, Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Senegal's Macky Sall are all in the running to succeed outgoing Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who leaves office on D …
Uganda's Olara Otunnu joins race to lead UN
26 JulCapital News
… Other declared contenders include former Senegalese President Macky Sall, former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi, Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan, Ecuador’s María Fernanda Espinosa and Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues- …
Uganda makes late entry into UN Chief race, nominates Olara Otunnu
26 JulCitizen Digital
… Chile's Michelle Bachelet, Ecuador's Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Rafael Grossi of Argentina, Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan, Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Senegal's Macky Sall are all in the running to succeed outgoing Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who leaves office on D …
Seventh candidate, Uganda's Olara Otunnu, joins race to lead UN
26 JulThe Standard
… Chile's Michelle Bachelet, Ecuador's Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Rafael Grossi of Argentina, Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan, Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Senegal's Macky Sall are all in the running to succeed outgoing Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who leaves office on D …
Seventh candidate, Uganda's Olara Otunnu, joins race to lead UN
23 JulThe Standard
… Chile's Michelle Bachelet, Ecuador's Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Rafael Grossi of Argentina, Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan, Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Macky Sall of Senegal are all in the running to succeed outgoing Secretary-General Antonio Guterres."This UN town hall wil …
Six candidates in race to lead UN set for televised debate
23 JulThe Standard
… rld's major powers are divided on the outcome, but Argentina's Rafael Grossi -- the current head of the UN nuclear watchdog -- has been repeatedly mentioned.Grossi is a candidate along with Chile's Michelle Bachelet, Ecuador's Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan …
Who are the six candidates vying to lead the UN?
June 2026
13 JunCitizen Digital
… Michelle Bachelet, who served as president of Chile and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Costa Rican Rebeca Grynspan, head of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); and Maria Fernanda Espinosa, former foreign minister of Ecuador, are among those vying to succe …
Guyana's UN ambassador enters race for secretary-general
11 JunThe Standard
… Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica and Maria Fernanda Espinosa of Ecuador are all standing to succeed Antonio Guterres, who is stepping down at the end of the year after two five-year terms. …
A woman in charge of the UN? Candidates feel it's about time

World & Region

Former Senegalese President Sall withdraws from UN Secretary-General race

The News

Macky Sall has withdrawn his candidacy for UN Secretary-General after the sixth informal Security Council straw poll, in which all seven candidates received at least one "discourage" vote. Sall said his decision aims to help facilitate a consensus candidate, and noted that straw polls have indicated Security Council preference for a candidate from Latin America and the Caribbean, possibly a woman.

15 hours ago · Capital News →

Yesterday

Former Senegalese President Sall withdraws from UN Secretary-General race
Macky Sall has withdrawn his candidacy for UN Secretary-General after the sixth informal Security Council straw poll, in which all seven candidates received at least one "discourage" vote. Sall said his decision aims to help facilitate a consensus candidate, and noted that straw polls have indicated Security Council preference for a candidate from Latin America and the Caribbean, possibly a woman.
15 hours ago · Capital News →
Ex-Senegal President Macky Sall withdraws from UN secretary-general race
Former Senegalese President Macky Sall withdrew from the seven-person race to become UN secretary general on Saturday, a day after an informal UN Security Council poll showed no clear frontrunner. In his withdrawal statement, Sall said test votes indicated preference for a candidate—possibly female—from the Latin America-Caribbean region.
17 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

Sunday 26 July

Uganda's Olara Otunnu becomes seventh UN Secretary-General candidate
Uganda's Olara Otunnu, a 75-year-old former UN under-secretary general and opposition presidential candidate, joined the race to become the next United Nations Secretary-General. Otunnu previously served as UN special representative for children and armed conflict from 1997 to 2005 under Kofi Annan.
26 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda nominates Olara Otunnu for UN Secretary-General
Uganda has nominated veteran diplomat Ambassador Olara Otunnu for United Nations Secretary-General, a position to be filled as current Secretary-General António Guterres' term ends December 31. Otunnu has more than four decades of experience in international diplomacy and previously served as the UN's first Under-Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict from 1998 to 2005.
26 July 2026 · Capital News →
Uganda's Olara Otunnu joins UN Secretary-General race
Uganda's 75-year-old Olara Otunnu, a former UN under-secretary general and opposition presidential candidate, has become the seventh candidate in the race to lead the United Nations, replacing outgoing Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on December 31.
26 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda's Olara Otunnu becomes seventh UN Secretary-General candidate
Uganda's Olara Otunnu, a 75-year-old former UN under-secretary general and opposition presidential candidate, has joined the race to lead the United Nations, bringing the field to seven candidates competing to succeed Antonio Guterres.
26 July 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 23 July

Six UN secretary-general candidates debate ahead of selection
Six candidates for United Nations secretary-general will debate Thursday in the General Assembly Hall, one week before the formal start of the selection process. The candidates are Chile's Michelle Bachelet, Ecuador's Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Argentina's Rafael Grossi, Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan, Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, and Senegal's Macky Sall, competing to succeed outgoing Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
23 July 2026 · The Standard →
Six candidates compete to succeed Guterres as UN Secretary-General
Four women and two men are running to become the next UN Secretary-General, with Rafael Grossi of Argentina (current head of the UN nuclear watchdog), Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Maria Fernanda Espinosa of Ecuador, Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett of Guyana, and Macky Sall of Senegal among the contenders. The Security Council's five permanent members—the US, Britain, China, France, and Russia—have veto power over the selection.
23 July 2026 · The Standard →

Saturday 13 June

Guyana nominates UN ambassador for secretary-general
Guyana has nominated its UN ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Burkett to run for UN secretary-general, a post that will be vacant at the end of the year when incumbent Antonio Guterres completes two terms. President Irfaan Ali highlighted Rodrigues-Burkett's leadership during Guyana's recent non-permanent Security Council membership.
13 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 11 June

Three women candidates debate next UN secretary-general
Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica, and Maria Fernanda Espinosa of Ecuador are running to succeed Antonio Guterres as UN secretary-general at the end of the year. All three candidates argued during a Geneva debate that it is time for a woman to lead the UN for the first time in its 80-year history.
11 June 2026 · The Standard →