As the race to elect the next UN Secretary-General enters its final phase, former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan retains a challenging lead, but a new contender is emerging, as UAE Minister of State Lana Nusseibeh announced her candidacy this week. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The growing excitement around the race is also fueled by the prospect of a female UN secretary-general, something that has never happened in the UN's more than 80-year history. As part of a complex election process, an informal straw poll of officials in the deciding United Nations Security Council last week gave Grynspan a narrow lead...