GENEVA: The 10th United Nations secretary-general will be chosen this year for a five-year term starting on January 1, 2027. A second informal poll took place on Friday and showed Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett was narrowly ahead, according to sources close to the process. Here are the candidates so far running to take over from outgoing UN chief Antonio Guterres. RAFAEL GROSSI Grossi, a 65-year-old career diplomat from Argentina, has been a high-profile director general of the UN nuclear watchdog for the last six years.

Second straw poll favors Guyanese diplomat, while former Costa Rican VP, who would be first Jew and woman to lead UN, trails narrowly; UN nuclear watchdog chief Grossi places 3rd

The Security Council will hold another straw poll Friday for UN leadership contenders. Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan led the first informal vote among members. Argentina's Rafael…