Next UN Secretary-General Should Champion Human Rights By Widad Franco Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/02/next-un-secretary-general-should-champion-human-rights/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=A_Business_Necessity_Align_With_Nature_or_Risk_Collapse_IPBES_Report_Warns_As_Landmark_Treaty_Expire UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 2026 (IPS) - United Nations member countries will select a new UN secretary-general this year to succeed António Guterres in January 2027. The change in leadership comes at a time when human rights and democracy, as well as the international organizations created to uphold those principles and provide lifesaving assistance, are under unprecedented attack. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.