Madam Secretary-General reflects on her recent mission to Brazil in May 2026

Brasília and Rio de Janeiro (4 – 8 May 2026) – “It was with a feeling of returning home and reconnecting with my roots that I travelled in early May to Brazil´s capital, Brasília, for a week filled with high-level meetings and faces new and familiar. 

ISA Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho receives the Women of the Water Awards from Brazilian Minister of Fisheries, H.E. Mr. Édipo Araújo (right) and from the Minister of Agriculture, H.E. Mr. André de Paula. Photo: Percio Campos/Mapa