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| UN Security Council formally nominates Guterres to be next chief | UN Security Council formally nominates Guterres to be next chief |
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| The UN Security Council has unanimously nominated former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to be the next secretary general. | The UN Security Council has unanimously nominated former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to be the next secretary general. |
| The UN General Assembly is expected to meet next week to approve his five-year appointment. | The UN General Assembly is expected to meet next week to approve his five-year appointment. |
| Mr Guterres, 67, who led the UN refugee agency for 10 years, will take over from Ban Ki-moon early next year. | Mr Guterres, 67, who led the UN refugee agency for 10 years, will take over from Ban Ki-moon early next year. |
| He said he felt "gratitude and humility" for being nominated and he pledged to "serve the most vulnerable". | He said he felt "gratitude and humility" for being nominated and he pledged to "serve the most vulnerable". |
| Mr Guterres paid tribute to Ban Ki-moon and called on UN members states to "strongly support him in his actions and his initiatives" in his final months in office. | |
| Speaking earlier, Mr Ban, 72, described Mr Guterres as a "superb choice" to succeed him in the role. | |
| "His experience as Portuguese prime minister, his wide knowledge of world affairs, and his lively intellect will serve him well in leading the United Nations in a crucial period," Mr Ban told reporters during a visit to Rome. | "His experience as Portuguese prime minister, his wide knowledge of world affairs, and his lively intellect will serve him well in leading the United Nations in a crucial period," Mr Ban told reporters during a visit to Rome. |
| Mr Guterres's nomination was formally agreed by all 15 council members during a closed-door meeting at the UN on Thursday. | Mr Guterres's nomination was formally agreed by all 15 council members during a closed-door meeting at the UN on Thursday. |
| Afterwards, Russia's UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Mr Guterres had "great credentials" for the job. | Afterwards, Russia's UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Mr Guterres had "great credentials" for the job. |
| "He is a person who talks to everybody, listens to everybody, speaks his mind, a very outgoing, open person so I think it was a great choice and I'm glad that we rallied around Mr Guterres," he told reporters. | "He is a person who talks to everybody, listens to everybody, speaks his mind, a very outgoing, open person so I think it was a great choice and I'm glad that we rallied around Mr Guterres," he told reporters. |
| British UN ambassador Matthew Rycroft said Mr Guterres had "a vision and a moral authority and integrity that put him at the top of the league table". | British UN ambassador Matthew Rycroft said Mr Guterres had "a vision and a moral authority and integrity that put him at the top of the league table". |
| Although Mr Guterres's nomination was widely welcomed, there was disappointment among some campaigners who had hoped for the first female UN secretary general, or a candidate from Eastern Europe. | Although Mr Guterres's nomination was widely welcomed, there was disappointment among some campaigners who had hoped for the first female UN secretary general, or a candidate from Eastern Europe. |
| Mr Guterres entered politics in 1976 in Portugal's first democratic election after five decades of dictatorship. | Mr Guterres entered politics in 1976 in Portugal's first democratic election after five decades of dictatorship. |
| He became leader of the Socialist party in 1992 and was elected prime minister in 1995. | He became leader of the Socialist party in 1992 and was elected prime minister in 1995. |
| As head of the UNHCR refugee agency from 2005 to 2015, Mr Guterres was at the forefront of some of the world's worst refugee crises, including Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq. | As head of the UNHCR refugee agency from 2005 to 2015, Mr Guterres was at the forefront of some of the world's worst refugee crises, including Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq. |