UN Confirms Guterres for a Second Term as Secretary-General
- Former prime minister of Portugal vows to fight climate change
- Human Rights Watch says he’s failed to criticize Russia, China
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The United Nations General Assembly confirmed Antonio Guterres for a second term as secretary-general of the world body that’s coping with challenges including the deepening rift between the U.S. and China and the coronavirus pandemic that’s afflicting swaths of the developing world.
The action on Friday, taken by acclimation without a roll call vote, was expected after the Security Council gave its backing earlier this month to another five-year term for the 72-year-old former prime minister of Portugal.