‘A critical crossroads’: who is the woman vying to become the first Caribbean head of the UN?

Filed by Terra Bloom

If elected, Guyanese politician Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett wants to prioritise climate issues and ensure the United Nations remains a force for goodDon’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up hereAs the Guardian’s Caribbean correspondent, I sometimes encounter stories that everyone is talking about in the region, but are not on the radar of the international media. Today, I’m taking over the Long Wave to bring you one of those stories. This summer, Guyanese ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues