Security Council unanimously backs Guterres to be next UN chief: diplomats
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 06, 2016
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UNITED NATIONS, United States - The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously backed Antonio Guterres, the former prime minister of Portugal who was the UN's refugee chief for a decade, to be the next secretary-general.
During a closed-door meeting, the 15 council members adopted a resolution formally presenting Guterres as their choice to be the world's diplomat-in-chief to the General Assembly, diplomats at the session told AFP.