Summary
She was asked to run by a small island country called Tonga 🏝️.
She says she wants to help keep peace and make the United Nations work better ✌️.
The current boss, Antonio Guterres, will finish his job at the end of the year ⏰.
Key Points
4 points1
Ivonne Baki has been a minister and an ambassador.
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She is 75 years old.
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She has friends who were presidents of the United States.
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Many countries will vote to pick the next leader.
New Words to Learn
10 wordsdiplomat
a person who talks to other countries to solve problems
candidate
someone who wants to be chosen for a job
secretary-general
the top leader of the United Nations
United Nations
a group of many countries that work together to keep peace
bureaucracy
a big system of workers and rules in an organization
multilateralism
many countries working together
integrity
being honest and doing the right thing
transition
changing from one leader to another
consensus
when most people agree
veto
a power to stop a decision
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