diplomacySep 20, 2026

In a world of wars and climate crisis, a new leader could save the UN. But would Trump allow it? | Steve Bloomfield

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If all goes to plan, at some stage in the coming weeks 15 diplomats will emerge from a small sound-proofed room deep in the bowels of the United Nations headquarters in New York and announce the organisation’s next secretary-general.

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Steve BloomfieldBy Steve Bloomfield
If all goes to plan, at some stage in the coming weeks 15 diplomats will emerge from a small sound-proofed room deep in the bowels of the United Nations headquarters in New York and announce the organisation’s next secretary-general. The person they choose will face a combination…

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