UNSC recommends Antonio Guterres for second term as UN chief

The UN Security Council on Tuesday recommended Secretary General Antonio Guterres for a second five-year term as chief of the world organisation beginning January 1, 2022.

The 15-nation Council held a closed meeting where it unanimously adopted a resolution recommending Guterres’ name to the 193-member General Assembly for a second term as Secretary General.

“India welcomes the adoption of @UN #SecurityCouncil resolution recommending a second term to



#UnitedNations Secretary-General @antonioguterres,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti tweeted. Last month, India had conveyed its support to Guterres for his candidature as chief of the world body for a second term beginning January 2022. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had met Guterres at the United Nations headquarters and expressed New Delhi’s support to him for his second term as the world’s top diplomat.