Grossi and the United Arab Emirates candidate were not the first to succeed Guterres as the race for UN secretary-general intensified, with Rebecca Greenspan, the former vice president of Costa Rica, remaining top in the unofficial Security Council vote, and Rafael Grossi coming in second. Greenspan, who was the leading candidate so far, received 11 votes in favor and 4 votes against; This is his best result in seven voting rounds in recent months. Rafael Grossi, the director general of the international agency, received nine votes in favor, 4 votes against and 2 abstentions (no comment). Carolyn Rodríguez-Brackett, Guyana's representative at the UN, came third with 8 votes in favor, 6 votes against and 1 vote without comment. Lana Nasiba, the United Arab Emirates' candidate to succeed Antonio Guterres, received seven "encouraging" votes (for), 6 "not encouraging" votes (against) and 2 "no opinion" votes and was ranked fourth.

Grossi and the United Arab Emirates candidate were not the first to succeed Guterres as the race for UN secretary-general intensified, with Rebecca Greenspan, the former vice president of Costa Rica, remaining top in the unofficial Security Council vote, and Rafael Grossi coming in second. Greenspan, who was the leading candidate so far, received 11 votes in favor and 4 votes against; This is his best result in seven voting rounds in recent months. Rafael Grossi, the director general of the international agency, received nine votes in favor, 4 votes against and 2 abstentions (no comment). Carolyn Rodríguez-Brackett, Guyana's representative at the UN, came third with 8 votes in favor, 6 votes against and 1 vote without comment. Lana Nasiba, the United Arab Emirates' candidate to succeed Antonio Guterres, received seven "encouraging" votes (for), 6 "not encouraging" votes (against) and 2 "no opinion" votes and was ranked fourth.