UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres takes office for new term
Mr. Guterres pledged to continue his efforts to contribute to creating a breakthrough and positive step forward for the work of the United Nations, prioritizing promoting the improvement of the effectiveness of UN operations in the context of Covid-19.
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| United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Photo: IRNA/VNA |
On June 18, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took the oath of office after the United Nations General Assembly met and passed a resolution appointing him to continue serving a second term from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2026.
In his inauguration speech, Mr. Guterres pledged to continue to make every effort within his capacity to contribute to creating a breakthrough and positive step forward for the work of the United Nations, in which priority will be given to promoting the improvement of the effectiveness of the United Nations' operations in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, and working together to solve common issues of the United Nations on development, management, as well as peace and security.
He also stressed the need to continue maintaining the effectiveness of the United Nations Charter, strengthen the role of multilateralism and effectively implement the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
He pledged to devote himself to building and participating in building trust between nations, and to implementing the priorities in the Vision Statement in the spirit of building trust and inspiring hope.
He looks forward to continuing to work closely with the countries in the coming years.
Speaking at the meeting, representatives of regional countries highly appreciated the role and efforts of the UN Secretary-General during his term in addressing global issues and pledged to continue to closely cooperate with him in his next term, contributing to peace, stability and development of countries and regions around the world.
Previously, on June 8, 2021, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2580 (2021) recommending Mr. Antonio Guterres as the sole candidate for the United Nations General Assembly to consider and appoint as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Mr. Antonio Guterres is also the only candidate nominated by a United Nations member state for this position./.
