Rodrigues: UN chief must alert Security Council to risk of escalating conflicts

Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues, Guyana’s candidate for United Nations secretary-general in 2027, said the UN chief must draw the Security Council’s attention to the danger of escalating conflicts.

Rodrigues, who serves as Guyana’s permanent representative to the United Nations, highlighted the secretary-general’s responsibility to bring such risks before the council.

Her remarks focused on the role of UN leadership in ensuring that threats of further conflict receive the attention of the body responsible for international peace and security.

She also said countries had agreed to confront climate change, pointing to a shared commitment to addressing the challenge.