UN Security Council Recommends António Guterres for Second Term

The United Nations Security Council recommended the re-election of António Guterres as secretary general, assuring a second term for the Portuguese statesman that will keep him in office until 2027.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021

The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNSG or SG) is the head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.

The Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Security Council. The Secretary-General’s selection is therefore subject to the veto of any of the five permanent members of the Security Council.

The office’s qualifications are open to interpretation and have been established by custom and precedent in previous selections.

The length of the term is discretionary, but all secretaries-general since 1971 have been appointed to five-year terms.

While there are no term limits applicable to this post, no Secretary-General has so far served more than two terms. No secretary-general since 1981 has attempted to secure a third term.