The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to conduct its third straw poll to select the next UN Secretary-General, ahead of the upcoming high-level General Assembly in New York. The poll, which will take place in the coming days, aims to narrow down the list of candidates before the final decision is made by the UN General Assembly. This process follows previous rounds of consultations and voting, with the goal of identifying a consensus candidate among the 15-member Security Council. The General Assembly, scheduled to convene next week, will then formally elect the new leader of the world body. The selection process has been marked by diplomatic efforts to balance regional representation and geopolitical interests, with several potential candidates from different parts of the world under consideration. The outcome of the straw poll will be a key step toward determining who will lead the UN in the coming years.