(Kaieteur News) – Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have expressed full support for Guyanese Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett in her candidacy for the position of Secretary General of the United Nations.

President Irfaan Ali had announced that Guyana will formally nominate Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, the country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, for the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations when the term of current Secretary-General António Guterres ends on December 31, 2026.

In a release issued on Monday, CARICOM highlighted its commitment to multilateralism undergirded by the United Nations Charter and International Law, especially in the face of the pressing global challenges confronting the international community.