Figueres drops out of UN Secretary-General race

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Figueres drops out of UN Secretary-General race

Former UN climate chief retires from leadership after poor performance in initial straw polls

Christiana Figueres, the Costa Rican diplomat who led the global effort to secure the Paris Agreement in December, has withdrawn her candidacy for the position of UN Secretary-General. Figueres announced...

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