UN Security Council endorses Secretary General Guterres for second time period

The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday endorsed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a second five-year time period.Estonia’s UN Ambassador Sven Jurgenson, as Security Council president for the month of June, introduced the endorsement after a non-public assembly of the council. The Security Council, in its non-public assembly, adopted a decision by acclamation, he stated.”The Security Council, having considered the question of the recommendation for the appointment of the secretary-general of the United Nations, recommends to the General Assembly that Mr. Antonio Guterres be appointed secretary-general of the United Nations for a second term of office from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2026,” stated Jurgenson.ALSO READ: India backs Antonio Guterres for 2nd time period as UN chief, pushes for ramping up vaccine provideJurgenson stated the General Assembly is more likely to maintain a session on June 18 on Guterres’ appointment for a second time period. Guterres was the one official candidate, as no state had nominated any contender, he famous.Guterres has confirmed worthy of the submit of secretary-general along with his efficiency throughout his nearly 5 years in workplace, added Jurgenson.GUTERRES THANKS SECURITY COUNCILGuterres thanked the Security Council for its endorsement.”The decision taken today by the Security Council to recommend to the General Assembly that I serve a second term as secretary-general of the United Nations is a great honor. I am very grateful to the members of the council for the trust they have placed in me. My gratitude also extends to Portugal for having nominated me again,” he stated in a press release.”It has been an immense privilege to be at the service of ‘we, the peoples’ and at the helm of the amazing women and men of this organization for the past four and a half years, when we have been facing so many complex challenges,” Guterres stated.”Pursuing, as secretary-general of the United Nations, the purposes and principles of the [UN] Charter is a most noble duty. I would be deeply humbled if the General Assembly were to entrust me with the responsibilities of a second mandate,” he added.CHINA SUPPORTS GUTERRES’ REAPPOINTMENTAfter the adoption of the decision, China’s Permanent Representative to the UN Zhang Jun stated that China helps Guterres’ reappointment because the secretary-general of the United Nations.China appreciates Guterres’ optimistic position in main the UN in safeguarding worldwide peace and safety, selling sustainable growth, and selling worldwide cooperation in combating Covid-19, stated Zhang.Guterres, 72, turned the ninth UN secretary-general in 2017. Prior to that, he was the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for 10 years. Guterres served as prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002.ALSO READ: Maldives’ Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid elected president of 76th session of UN General Assembly