Kathmandu. The United Nations Security Council has started the process of selecting the next Secretary-General. An informal vote process has begun to test support for seven candidates for this high-level global diplomatic post.Antonio Guterres's second five-year term ends on December 31, 2026. So far, four women and three men are in the running to become his successor.Chile's Michelle Bachelet, Ecuador's Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Argentina's Rafael Grossi, Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan, Uganda's Olara Otunu, Guyana's Caroline Rodrigues-Birch, and Senegal's Macky Sall have announced their intention to compete for Guterres's successor.Although Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is the most...