Uganda Nominates Veteran Diplomat Olara Otunnu To Succeed António Guterres As UN Secretary-General

The Government of Uganda has officially nominated Ambassador Olara Otunnu, a veteran diplomat and former senior United Nations official, as its candidate for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations, ahead of the expiration of the tenure of the current UN chief, António Guterres, on December 31, 2026. The announcement was made in a press release issued by Uganda's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday in Kampala, where the government said it had formally submitted Otunnu's candidature for consideration by UN member states.

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