The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Antonio Guterres defends his re-election as head of the UN

2021-05-09T09:00:07.582Z


Contested for his reluctance, the former Portuguese prime minister of 72 years should nevertheless be renewed for the next five years.


At New York

The post of Secretary General of the UN, which the Norwegian Trygve Lie once described as

"the most impossible job in the world"

, is open to candidates for the next term (2022-2027).

Its current incumbent, Antonio Guterres, defended his intention to run for a second term in front of the 193 member states on Friday.

This re-election appears to be a given, the former Portuguese prime minister enjoying the official support of the five permanent member states of the Security Council (United States, Russia, France, China, Great Britain), as well as the movement of non-member countries. - aligned (ex-G77), represented by Algeria at the General Assembly.

To read also:

Antonio Guterres (UN): "Relations between the great powers are more dysfunctional than ever"

But controversy lurks: within the

"

glass palace

"

, located on the banks of the East River in Manhattan, people are agitated behind the scenes.

At 72, Guterres is challenged among his own

"troops"

, both for his sometimes excessive discretion and for his reluctance to raise the issue of human rights with China, about the current repression

This article is for subscribers only.

You have 73% left to discover.

Subscribe: 1 € the first month

Can be canceled at any time

I ENJOY IT

Already subscribed?

Log in

Source: lefigaro

All news articles on 2021-05-09

You may like

Life/Entertain 2024-01-30T07:39:42.053Z

Trends 24h

News/Politics 2024-03-28T06:04:53.137Z

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.