Guyana’s Rodrigues Birkett leads informal poll in race to be next UN leader
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Source: Al Jazeera
Published: 2026-08-22 10:32 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Elections, International Orgs, World News
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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) conducted its second non-binding straw poll on Friday in the race to select the next UN secretary-general, with Guyana’s Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett emerging as the frontrunner ahead of seven other declared candidates.
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