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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has pledged to ‘do everything’ in his power during his second innings as the United Nations chief to contribute to a better future for all as the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the world’s shared vulnerability, inter-connectedness and absolute need for collective action.
Later Guterres tweeted ,
I am deeply honoured and grateful for the trust placed in me to serve as the Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second term.
Serving the @UN is an immense privilege and a most noble duty.
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) June 18, 2021
Guterres said this soon after the 193-member UN General Assembly appointed him as the Secretary General for a second five year term from January 1, 2022-December 31, 2026.
President of the 75th session of the General Assembly Volkan Bozkir administered the oath of office to the 72-year-old former Portuguese prime minister.
‘This is a solemn moment. I find myself experiencing a whirlwind of emotions and thoughts. I am deeply honoured and grateful for the trust you have placed in me to serve as the Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second term. Serving the United Nations is an immense privilege and a most noble duty,’ Guterres said in his remarks to the General Assembly after his oath of office.
