UNITED NATIONS (AN) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres was unanimously re-elected to a second term on Friday, winning approval from the U.N. General Assembly to serve as head of the world body for the next five years and oversee efforts to fight climate change, end the COVID-19 pandemic and encourage peace around the globe.
The 193-nation assembly re-elected Guterres by acclamation, a procedure that does not involve a formal vote, after Estonia’s U.N. Ambassador Sven Jurgenson, who holds the U.N. Security Council's monthly revolving presidency, shared the council's recommendation to give Guterres a second term.
