Last Updated: Youngest Candidate For UN Secretary-General Akanksha Arora To Challenge Antonio Guterres The 34-year-old is in the running for the top post at UN with hopes to usher in change through her voice as a woman and a millennial in a post-pandemic world. Image-republicworld.com Youngest Candidate for the post of UN Secretary-General, 2021 Akanksha Arora spoke exclusively to Republic TV on Tuesday elaborating her vision for the global body. The 34-year-old who has been deployed in the UN for four years is now in the running for the top post with hopes to usher in change through her voice as a woman and a millennial in a post-pandemic world.