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- The United Nations faces a severe financial crisis, including $4 billion in unpaid arrears from the United States.
- Four of five U.N. Secretary-General candidates presented visions at a Geneva debate on June 9, 2026.
- Maria Fernanda Espinosa, former Ecuadorian foreign affairs minister, called for a “renaissance” Secretary-General and an early-action hub for emerging conflicts.
- Michelle Bachelet, former Chilean president, said human rights and sexual-reproductive rights must stay central to the Secretary-General’s agenda.
