The race to succeed António Guterres as head of the United Nations (UN) from next January 1 is a long-distance one with very few certainties. Among the seven current candidates, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, a former minister of Guyana and that country’s ambassador to the United Nations, stands out alongside Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan and, to a lesser extent, Argentina’s Rafael Grossi. Rodrigues-Birkett, who received EL PAÍS in her New York office last Tuesday, avoids speculation but does speak of a campaign against her that caused her to lose ground in the last vote.

Seguir leyendo

© Jaclyn Licht

Hidrocarbonetos "estão a fazer ferver o nosso planeta e constituem um flagelo para a biodiversidade", defendeu o secretário-geral da ONU num discurso em Erevã, capital da Arménia, antes da COP17.

© MICK TSIKAS/EPA