An informal poll on Friday placed Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett narrowly ahead in the contest to become the next UN Secretary-General, diplomats and other sources close to the process said.
The voting among the 15 members of the UN Security Council was the second such “straw poll” after a first round last month showed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the front runner.
The new poll showed Argentina’s
