CARICOM Heads of Government who convened in St Lucia last week for their summit have endorsed the candidacy of Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett for the post of United Nations Secretary General.
The communique issued at the end of the meeting said that
Heads of Government reaffirmed the Community’s commitment to multilateralism underpinned by the United Nations Charter and International Law, especially in the face of the pressing global challenges confronting the international community.
They noted that a new Secretary-General of the United Nations is to be appointed during a particularly critical time for the world community and acknowledged with appreciation that several distinguished candidates have been nominated from Latin America and the Caribbean to fill the post.
“Heads of Government strongly welcomed Guyana’s nomination of Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and expressed their full endorsement for her candidacy”, the communique said.
Rodrigues-Birkett was present at the summit and met with Heads of Government.
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