German diplomat and politician; Green Party leader and foreign affairs minister.
Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has been elected the 81st president of the UN General Assembly, the Asia-Pacific region’s one-year term, starting September 8. He defeated Cyprus’s Andreas Kakouris in a secret ballot, amid a global multilateral landscape under scrutiny as Secretary‑General Guterres’s successor is chosen.
Candidates for the UN secretary-general post have presented reform-minded visions amid a funding and credibility crisis. Straw polls begin late July with a January 2027 appointment target; Latin America is pushing for a regional rotation.