PassBlue interviewed CIPÓ’s Executive Director, Adriana Abdenur, for an article assessing Brazil’s foreign policy and performance in the Security Council of the United Nations (UNSC). The article is titled “Softening the Pain of the World’s Food Disaster: Brazil’s Ambitions in July” was was published on July 7.
In July, the country will be presiding the Security Council due to the rotating presidency of the body. Due to this, Brazil is in the spotlight against a backdrop of heightened global tensions.
The article explores Brazil’s intention to ease global sanctions on Russia to free up essential food supplies and facilitate access to fertilizers internationally, as the Brazilian Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Ambassador Ronaldo Costa, put it.
In the article, Abdenur comments on Brazil’s lack of commitment to environmental issues.
The interview is also available on the UN-Scripted podcast on SoundCloud or Patreon.
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