Event Brief
UN holds second informal poll for secretary-general candidates
By The BriefBrief · Sources (9)
Filed: Aug 21, 2026 at 12:10 PM ET
Summary: The UN Security Council met for a second straw poll to gauge the popularity of a growing field of candidates to succeed Antonio Guterres as next secretary-general. The informal vote is intended to measure contenders’ standing ahead of the selection process.
WHO: UN Security Council
WHAT: Held a second informal straw poll of secretary-general candidates
WHEN: Aug 21, 2026
WHERE: United Nations headquarters, New York, USA
WHY: To gauge the popularity of candidates to succeed Antonio Guterres as next secretary-general.
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