H.E. Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett is the Permanent Representative of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to the United Nations. She took up her appointment in October 2020 and previously served at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as the Director of FAO Liaison Office in Geneva (2017-2020) and as FAO’s Special Coordinator for Parliamentary Alliances (2015 to 2017) in Rome. Prior to her tenure at FAO, Ambassador Rodrigues Birkett served as Guyana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Cooperation from 2008 to 2015, and as Minister for Amerindian (Indigenous Peoples) Affairs from 2001 to 2008. During the 14-year period of her ministerial tenure, she also served as a Member of Parliament.
Session:
- What can the UNSC do on climate, food insecurity and conflict?
- Feeding resilience: Managing the nexus of climate change, food systems and security
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