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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
UN chooses Guterres as new secretary general
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe UN Security Council says Portugal’s Antonio Guterres is the unanimous choice to be next UN secretary-general.
Guterres, a former refugees czar as head of UNHCR, was a favorite to take over for Ban Ki-moon, who will step down at the end of the year.
The former Portuguese prime minister had topped all five informal polls in the Security Council to gauge support.
— AP
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