NewzThe United Nations Security Council will begin straw polls Thursday to whittle down the field of candidates for the next U.N. Seven candidates are running to replace António Guterres. [Ghanaian Times] Ugandan diplomat Olara Otunnu has joined the contest to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, the seventh contender to succeed Antonio Guterres when he steps down at the end of this year.
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