Overview
- Argentina formally nominated IAEA director Rafael Grossi this week, launching his campaign to lead the United Nations.
- Paraguayan President Santiago Peña publicly backed Grossi, adding to early open support from Italy.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said Moscow knows Grossi well and will evaluate his candidacy, noting constructive cooperation with the IAEA.
- Grossi set out a reform agenda calling for a more effective, less bureaucratic UN with stronger field presence in conflict zones.
- The UN has opened the nomination window for a term beginning January 1, 2027, with prominent rivals including Michelle Bachelet and Rebeca Grynspan against a backdrop of regional rotation expectations and calls for a woman to lead.