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Security Council grants Guterres second term as UN chief: official
UNITED NATIONS, United States, June 8, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – The United Nations Security Council voted Tuesday to give Secretary General Antonio Guterres a second term, with conflict resolution set to top his agenda at the world body’s helm.
The 72-year-old former prime minister of Portugal has held the office since 2017 and faced no competitors for the next term in the job.
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