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Costa Rica’s Grynspan Wins UN Secretary-General Encouragement Votes

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

World leaders gathered at the UN General Assembly in New York Sep 24-25, 2026.
U.S. President Donald Trump was set to speak after Brazil’s opening address on day one.
Costa Rica’s Grynspan earned nine Security Council encouragement votes, beating Guyana’s Rodrigues-Birkett for the female Secretary-General race.
U.S. denied visas to Palestinian officials; President Mahmoud Abbas delivered a video, a move criticized as breaching Host Country Agreement.

History

Historical Context

During the twenty-sixth UN General Assembly, which opened on 21 September 1971 under President Adam Malik, the Assembly adopted Resolution 2758 on 25 October 1971, passing it with 76 votes to recognize the People’s Republic of China as the sole Chinese representative and expel the Republic of China’s delegates. Decades later, the unresolved status of Taiwan continues to fuel diplomatic clashes at subsequent assemblies. The 2026 assembly revisits these disputes.

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Story summary

World leaders gathered at the UN General Assembly in New York Sep 24-25, 2026.
U.S. President Donald Trump was set to speak after Brazil’s opening address on day one.
Costa Rica’s Grynspan earned nine Security Council encouragement votes, beating Guyana’s Rodrigues-Birkett for the female Secretary-General race.
U.S. denied visas to Palestinian officials; President Mahmoud Abbas delivered a video, a move criticized as breaching Host Country Agreement.

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