The UN Secretary General
Equal parts diplomat and advocate, civil servant and CEO, the UN Secretary-General is a symbol of United Nations ideals and a spokesperson for the interests of the world’s peoples, in particular the poor and vulnerable among them. The current Secretary-General, and the ninth occupant of the post, is Mr. António Guterres of Portugal, who took office on January 1, 2017.
Continue to read here https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/role-secretary-general
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.
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WAR IN UKRAINE
Watch those videos by the UNSG Antonio Guterres:
This one until minute 10:02:
UNGA speech that Guterres delivered in September
Nuclear Danger:
This speech delivered on Sept 26, 2022: https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1127961
Discuss: Do you think that Guterres’ message is effective? Do you think that on the issue of Peace and War, he is using all of the options at his disposition as UNSG to sound the alarm and mobilize the world, or he should do more?