Germany’s Annalena Baerbock was elected by secret ballot Monday to be President of the United Nations General Assembly at its 80th session.

In accordance with the established regional rotation, the President of the eightieth session of the General Assembly is to be elected from the Western European and Other States Group. Baerbock obtained 167 votes.

The President of the seventy-ninth session of the General Assembly, Philemon Yang said, “it is fitting that in this milestone 80th year of the General Assembly, leadership should fall to someone whose career has been defined by an unwavering commitment to multilateralism.”

The vote, conducted by secret ballot at the request of Russia, was largely seen as a formality—Baerbock was the sole candidate for the one-year position.

Baerbock secured a strong mandate, receiving nearly twice the number required to win.

As President, she will oversee the organization of plenary sessions among the body’s 193 member states and serve as a symbolic figure representing the Assembly on the global stage.

She will assume the role as the several wars grind on around the world.

“Today, we live in challenging times. We are walking on a tightrope of uncertainty. At the birth of the United Nations, 80 years ago, reminds us we have lived through difficult times before, and it’s up to us to take on these challenges.” Annalena Baerbock said during a speech to the General Assembly.

Baerbock will be the fifth woman to lead the UN’s main policymaking body.

Iranian, Egyptian and U.N. leaders met in Cairo on Monday to discuss Iran’s nuclear program after the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Iran is further increasing its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.

Rafael Mariano Grossi, director-general of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said the agency compiled its report, seen by The Associated Press over the weekend, because Iranian uranium enrichment is an ongoing concern for the IAEA’s board of governors.

Amid negotiations between the Trump Administration and Iran over a potential nuclear deal, CNN is reporting that Israel is preparing a possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Grossi as well as Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.

Grossi stressed the need for negotiation at the joint press conference.

“We know that there is an escalating tension here. On Saturday, I issued a comprehensive report detailing some of the areas where there’s a need to get more transparency, but in parallel with that and very importantly, there is negotiation”.

The IAEA report said that Iran, as of May 17, had amassed 408.6 kilograms (900.8 pounds) of uranium enriched up to 60%. That is an increase of almost 50% since the IAEA’s last report in February.

The 60% enriched material is a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%. Iran’s leadership said it believes the IAEA report is politically motivated by Grossi’s hopes of becoming the next U.N. secretary-general.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday said the situation in Gaza was getting “worse by the day” and that there is an urgent need to ensure more humanitarian aid is delivered to the Palestinian enclave.

“To be clear, in saying it’s intolerable to be absolutely clear that there needs to be a ceasefire,” the British premier said.

His comments came after health officials and international organisations said at least 31 people died and around 200 were wounded on Sunday.

Witnesses say Israeli forces fired towards crowds near an aid site run by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a group backed by Israel and the US.

Starmer said humanitarian aid needs to get in to Gaza “at speed and at volumes, that it is not getting in at the moment, causing absolute devastation”.

He said it was important to “continue our work to secure the release of hostages who’ve been held for a very, very long time”.

“We’re working closely with allies on that. Will continue to do so,” he said.

Hospitals in Gaza have been overwhelmed with victims, with Doctors without Borders saying people reported being shot at from all sides.

Israel’s military denied its forces fired at civilians near or within the site in the southern city of Rafah.

An official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with procedure, said troops fired warning shots at several suspects advancing toward them overnight.