Security Council recommends former Prime Minister of Portugal Guterres as next UN Secretary-General 

(UNITED NATIONS) 6 October 2016 – The Security Council today formally chose the former Prime Minister of Portugal, António Guterres, as its nominee to be the next Secretary-General of the United Nations for a five-year term when incumbent Ban Ki-moon steps down on 31 December.

The recommendation, made in a resolution adopted in a private meeting by acclamation, now goes to the 193-member General Assembly for formal approval.

Ban Ki-moon phones Antonio Guterres to congratulate him on being nominated by Security Council as #NextSG. “He is a superb choice,”Ban said. pic.twitter.com/y2SBEd2rNl

— UN Spokesperson (@UN_Spokesperson) October 6, 2016

UN Security Council unanimously nominates former Portuguese PM Antonio Guterres to be next Secretary General https://t.co/HzYfCBXhoK

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) October 6, 2016