Guyana's Rodrigues Birkett Leads Informal Poll for Next UN Secretary-General
Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett of Guyana has emerged as the frontrunner in an informal straw poll for the next United Nations Secretary-General. This development comes as the United States announces plans to pay $850 million of its outstanding debt to the UN.
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US plans to pay $850 million of the $5 billion it owes the United Nations - AP News
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