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- China is weighing two Latin American women to become the first female UN Secretary-General.
- Rebeca Grynspan, Costa Rica’s economist heading UN Trade and Development, is a candidate.
- Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Guyana’s ambassador to the UN, is the other candidate.
- China has ruled out Argentine IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, Washington’s candidate nominated by President Javier Milei.
- Three informal Security Council voting rounds failed to produce a favourite for the UN Secretary-General post.