Hello, this is Kasmira. It was only a matter of time – or strategic timing – before another candidate entered the fray for the UN top job. A prominent figure on the diplomatic circuit, Ecuador's María Fernanda Espinosa has stepped up to the challenge.
Meanwhile, in another leadership race closer to home, Geneva Health Files founder Priti Patnaik takes a look at what's in store for candidates vying to become the next head of the World Health Organization. And the UN Environment Programme warns of an unsustainable “sand gap”. |
Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, former president of the UN General Assembly, speaking at a press conference in Geneva, on 23 October, 2018. (Keystone/Salvatore Di Nolfi)
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