VideoThe Security Council on Thursday formally recommended António Guterres, a former prime minister of Portugal, to be the next Secretary General of the United Nations. How Do You Pronounce ‘António Guterres’? António Guterres of Portugal is the clear favorite to become the next secretary general of the United Nations. Many veteran diplomats and civil-society activists had hoped that the United Nations would be led by a woman for the first time in its 71-year history. If elected, he will succeed the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, whose second five-year term expires at the end of this year.

Source: New York Times October 06, 2016 17:50 UTC