Question: Who has been selected as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations for a five-year term?
(a) Margaret Chan
(b) Irina Bokova
(c) Antonio Guteres
(d) Peter Thompson
Ans: (c)
Related facts:
- On 6 October 2016 the Security Council formally chose the former Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Guterres, as its nominee to be the next Secretary-General of the United Nations for a five-year term.
- The recommendation, made in a resolution adopted in a private meeting by acclamation, gone to the 193-member General Assembly for formal approval.
- He will replace Ban Ki-moon who will step down on 31 December 2016.
- Guterres was Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002. He also served for a time as President of the Socialist International.
- He was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015.
Reference:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=55224#.V_isB_l97IW
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres