Under the UN Charter, the General Assembly elects the secretary-general on the recommendation of the Security Council The United Nations (UN) General Assembly unanimously elected Antonio Guterres to a second term as secretary-general on Friday, giving him another five years at the helm of the 193-member organisation at a time a deeply divided world faces … Read more
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Thursday, urged all countries to support the international treaty protecting UN staff and associated personnel. This, he said, was in order to ensure all those who carry out the vital work of the organisation have the safety they need to fulfill their mission. In a message commemorating the International … Read more
António Guterres, United Nations secretary-general, says the global peace and humanitarian body was slow in acknowledgment of internal racial discrimination.. Speaking at the launch of “Awareness and Action”, a campaign initiated by the UN to address racism, Guterres said the organisation must first tackle the issue of racism that bedeviled it. Part of the charter … Read more