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Jewish News 24 · Aug 10, 2026

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Ugandan statesman Olara Otunnu is in New York this week meeting U.N. delegations as he campaigns to succeed Antonio Guterres as secretary-general. Otunnu, 75, is a longtime U.N. diplomat who served as Uganda’s ambassador to the world body and later as U.N. under-secretary-general for children and armed conflict. His record on Israel is mixed. He has criticized Israeli policies toward Palestinians and called for Israel to comply with international humanitarian law, while also strongly condemning Palestinian suicide bombings and the use of children in violence. He has supported a peaceful resolution allowing Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side.

Ugandan statesman Olara Otunnu is in New York this week meeting U.N. delegations as he campaigns to succeed Antonio Guterres as secretary-general. Otunnu, 75, is a longtime U.N. diplomat who served as Uganda’s ambassador to the world body and later as U.N. under-secretary-general for children and armed conflict. His record on Israel is mixed. He has criticized Israeli policies toward Palestinians and called for Israel to comply with international humanitarian law, while also strongly condemning Palestinian suicide bombings and the use of children in violence. He has supported a peaceful resolution allowing Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side.

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