For the first time since the creation of the United Nations 70 years ago, female candidates are being mentioned among the likely successors of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Venetia van Kuffeler writes in an article in the December-January issue of London-based Diplomat magazine.
Bulgarian-born Irina Bokova and Kristalina Georgieva as well as Croatia’s Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic (since 2011) are thethree leading female Eastern European candidates, according to the article. In addition to presenting their profiles the author also points to their main supporters as well as the hurdles standing in their way.
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Source: Novinite