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[UN: Oct. 9] Editors’ Picks: Nobel Peace Prize Winner; UN SecGen Race & Lots More

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Navi Pillay at a press briefing as head of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel, October 2022. Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 9, 2026, and said in response to the news, “Why would you need courage to speak the truth?,” referring to the commission naming events in Gaza a “genocide.” JOHN PENNEY/PASSBLUE 

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Jeff Bartos, US ambassador to the UN, on the right

Big Shakeup in Latest Security Council Votes on UN SecGen Race

The fifth straw poll of the United Nations Security Council, conducted on Oct. 7, reveals no apparent candidate for UN secretary-general to lead the organization for the next five years, starting on Jan. 1, 2027. Rebeca Grynspan, nominated by her …

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ICYMI:

• Nobel Peace Prize: Agnes Callamard of Amnesty International on Award to Navi Pillay, NGO commentary

• US: US Sanctions Against the ICC: The Ultimate Test for Its 125 States, NGO commentary

• General Assembly/Bangladesh: Anti-Corruption Experts See Conflict of Interest in Zaima Rahman’s UN Appointment, news article

• Women: UN Expert Calls to End Violence Against Older Women, UN report

• Women: The Cost of War in Gaza on Women and Girls, UN report

• FAO: A Senior FAO Official on the Price He Paid Speaking Out on Gaza, news report

• SecGen/Pakistan: UN Secretary-General Hails Pakistan’s Contributions to Peacekeeping & Climate Action, UN speech

• Israel/Gaza: If I Had Resigned I Would Have Handed Them That Victory on a Plate, Says Former UNRWA Chief Philippe Lazzarini, news article

Top UN appointments

• Gianluca Rampolla del Tindaro of Italy is named the UN resident coordinator in Egypt. He took up his post on Oct. 4.

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