The Security Council has formally selected Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres as its nominee to serve a second five-year term in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ¡¯s top job.
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The recommendation, made in a resolution adopted by acclamation in a private meeting, now goes to the 193-member General Assembly for formal approval.
In?a statement, Mr. Guterres said it was ¡°a great honour¡± to be selected, and thanked ambassadors serving on the?Security Council?for placing their trust in him. ¡°My gratitude also extends to Portugal, for having nominated me again,¡±?he added.
¡®Immense privilege¡¯
¡°It has been an immense privilege to be at the service of ¡®we, the peoples¡¯ and at the helm of the amazing women and men of?this Organization for the past four and a half years, when we have been facing so many complex challenges,¡±?said the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ chief.
¡°I would be deeply humbled if the General Assembly were to entrust me with the responsibilities of a second mandate.¡±?
Under procedures for appointing the world body¡¯s new chief, after the recommendation is transmitted from the Security Council to the General Assembly, a draft resolution is issued for the Assembly to take action. After appropriate consultations with Member States, the Assembly President fixes a date for the draft to be taken up.
Vision statement
Mr. Guterres circulated his?vision statement?for a second five-year term in March, and in early May he took part in an informal interactive dialogue at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Headquarters.
The?informal dialogues?were introduced during the last selection process in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly, with the idea of allowing candidates to present their views and take questions from a wide range of representatives of the global community, including civil society, establishing a new standard of transparency.
The last six proceedings for selecting the?Secretaries-General?were appointed by the Assembly through a resolution adopted by consensus.
A vote will take place only if a Member State requests it and a simple majority of those voting would be required for the Assembly to adopt the resolution. But the Assembly could decide that the decision requires a two-thirds majority. If a vote is taken, it will be by secret ballot.
Historic process
The?, signed in 1945 as the foundation of the Organization, says relatively little about how a Secretary-General is to be selected, aside from?, which notes that the candidate ¡°shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.¡± At its first session in 1946, the General Assembly was much more active in the selection process.
It created??determining that the Council take the lead in the selection process, agree on a single name in a private meeting, and pass that name down to the General Assembly for a vote.
