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Olara Otunnu (left) and Ivonne A-Baki, both candidates for the position of the next UN Secretary-General, at their candidate dialoges at the UN
Olara Otunnu (left) and Ivonne A-Baki, both candidates for the position of the next UN Secretary-General, at their candidate dialoges at the UN
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Ivonne A-Baki, the latest entrant for the race of United Nations secretary-general, and Olara Otunnu, a Ugandan diplomat and ex-UN official nominated by his country in July, officially presented their visions and took questions from UN member states and civil …

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