The selection process for a successor to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has formally begun, as demands grow for a more open process that emphasizes geographic and gender parity.
A joint letter signed by Security Council President Michael Imran Kanu and General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday invites countries to nominate candidates as pressure builds among the world body's 193 member nations for more equal representation.
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