Overview

• President Gabriel Boric announced the nomination during his UN General Assembly address in New York, with Bachelet in attendance.
• Boric presented the candidacy as a move for gender parity and regional representation for Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Bachelet, 73, is a two-time Chilean president who also led UN Women and served as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
• The field includes other regional figures such as Mexico’s Alicia Bárcena and Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan, as Mexico’s foreign minister voiced support for a woman from the region to take the post.
• UN chief António Guterres leaves office at the end of 2026, and with Boric’s term ending in March 2026, ongoing backing for the campaign may pass to his successor.