Rafael Grossi, Argentina’s candidate for the next secretary-general of the United Nations, outlined a bold reformist vision for the multilateral organisation on Monday night as President Javier Milei’s government formally threw its weight behind his campaign.
Speaking at an event hosted by the Argentine Council for International Relations (CARI) at the La Rural exhibition centre in Buenos Aires, an energetic Grossi said the UN must rediscover its founding values, tackle bureaucracy and act decisively to prevent conflict and respond to crises.
“We need a secretary-general who puts on their boots and goes where the problem is,” said the veteran diplomat, speaking just hours after Argentina formally launched his candidacy at the Palacio San Martín in Buenos Aires.
“We must always move forward, open doors and find solutions” to global security problems, he added.
Acknowledging the structural challenges facing the UN, Grossi called for frank an
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