Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, candidate to lead the United Nations: Not choosing a woman would send ‘a very bad message’
A former minister of Guyana and that country’s ambassador to the United Nations, she stands out alongside Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan as the frontrunners to succeed Antonio Guterres at the helm of an embattled organization struggling to remain relevant in today’s world
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[Claude] Both reports cover the same statement by Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett that not choosing a woman as UN Secretary-General would send a negative message, with only wording and added background differing.
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