United Nations, May 13 (IANS) A former president of the General Assembly, Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, has entered the race to become the next secretary-general, according to Assembly president’s Spokesperson La Neice Collins.The government of the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda made her nomination, Collins said on Tuesday.Espinosa from Ecuador is the fifth candidate in the running to succeed Antonio Guterres, who finishes his second term at the end of this year.She joins two other …
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United Nations, April 22 (IANS) Michelle Bachelet Jeria, who is running to be the next secretary-general, has declared she would “push as much as possible” to have the member states reform the Security Council.“There’s a huge movement that they (UN members) understand that the Security Council needs to be reformed, (but) in which way will depend on how members decide”, she said on Tuesday at a news conference following a candidates’ forum.The Council needs to have representation of tho…