The UN must start taking more risks and not only be led by bureaucratic elements, Rebeca Grynspan, a leading candidate for the UN secretary general said at a hustings event at the think tank Chatham House on Friday.
Ms Grynspan’s comments come at a time when the UN is facing a daunting array of crises, including a severe funding shortfall that is crippling humanitarian and development efforts, political gridlock in the security council, and growing cynicism over its ability to play a peace-keeping role amid escalating conflicts around the world.
