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On 1 January 2017, on his first day as secretary-general of the United Nations, Guterres pledged to make 2017 a year for peace. "Let us resolve to put peace first," he said. [56] On 12 April 2017, Guterres appointed an eight-member independent panel [57] to assess and enhance the effectiveness of UN-Habitat after the adoption of the New Urban ...
A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in June 2021 to choose the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Incumbent António Guterres was the only official candidate for the position. On June 8, 2021, Guterres was unanimously recommended by the United Nations Security Council (SC) for a second term at the helm of the ...
The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or UNSECGEN) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The role of the secretary-general and of the secretariat is laid out by Chapter XV (Articles 97 to 101) of the United Nations ...
United Nations secretary-general selection is the process of selecting the next secretary-general of the United Nations. To be selected as secretary-general, a candidate must receive the votes of at least nine members of the United Nations Security Council, with no vetoes from permanent members. The secretary-general is then appointed by a ...
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2580, adopted by acclamation at a closed meeting on June 8, 2021, having considered the question of the recommendation for the appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Council recommended to the General Assembly that Mr. António Guterres be appointed for a second term of office from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2026.
11 January: Secretary General António Guterres wrote to the UN General Assembly about his intentions to seek a second five-year term as Secretary General to begin on January 1, 2022. [ 1 ] 14 January: 13 members of the 15 member World Health Organization (WHO) sponsored international team studying the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19 ...
Met with United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken; Visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture; 1–2 May [184] Qatar: Doha: Hosted a meeting with special envoys on Afghanistan: 2–5 May [185] Kenya: Nairobi: Met with United Nations senior leadership in Nairobi; Met with Kenyan President William Ruto; 5–6 May ...
María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar (born 13 November 1963) is a Colombian politician and diplomat who has been serving as United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ Personal Envoy on Cyprus since 2024. [1] Holguín served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia from 2010 to 2018.