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Rodrigues-Birkett, UN leadership hopeful: “Not choosing a woman would send a very negative message”
Reported by MercoPress UK
Guyana’s UN ambassador said choosing no woman for the organisation’s top post would convey a negative message. Her remarks coincided with the Security Council’s first informal, colour-coded straw poll of candidates.
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The statement addresses gender representation in the selection of the next UN leader.
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