联合国，10月7日——据两位了解选举进程的消息人士透露，联合国安理会在周三进行的一次非正式投票中，将哥斯达黎加前副总统丽贝卡·格里恩斯潘列为第十任联合国秘书长的热门人选。
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 7 - An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the frontrunner in the race to become the 10th UN Secretary-General, two sources close to the process said.
这是15个安理会成员国进行的第五次秘密投票。此前四轮投票均未能产生获得绝对多数支持的候选人，因此各国外交官在纽约展开了多日密集磋商。
The fifth secret poll by the 15-member Security Council followed days of intense negotiations among diplomats in New York, after past four ballots have not resulted in the emergence of one candidate with overwhelming backing.
虽然格里恩斯潘仍在七名竞争者中保持领先，但与上周的投票结果相比，她的支持率略有下降，这一迹象表明选举进程仍陷入僵局。这种情况可能促使其他重量级人物也加入竞选行列。
Although Grynspan is still leading the pack of seven contenders, the support for her weakened slightly compared to the poll last week, suggesting ongoing gridlock, a result that may prompt other senior figures to join the race.
此次选举正值这个拥有193个成员国的国际组织面临关键时期。无论谁最终胜出，都将面临诸多棘手挑战：乌克兰与中东地区的战争、美国提供的资金大幅削减，以及因美国退出多个联合国机构而导致的联合国政治影响力不断下滑等问题。
The selection is taking place at a critical time for the 193-member body. Whoever wins will have to tackle multiple crises, including wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, cutbacks in American contributions, and the UN's declining political relevance as Washington has pulled out of many of its agencies.