The 193-member UN General Assembly has approved the appointment of former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres as the organisation’s new secretary general.<br /><br /> The next mandate runs from January 1, 2017, for a period of five years.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br />Peace <br />Justice<br />Human dignity <br />Tolerance<br />Solidarity<br /><br />António Guterres' vision as next UN Secretary-General, see more: https://t.co/fe8pwQc7Qv pic.twitter.com/AhbzuwwWxr— United Nations (@UN) October 13, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> #StayTuned 10am EST: Official appointment of António Guterres as #NextSG followed by stakeout at 11.15am. Watch live https://t.co/1Wh5hlG60y— UN GA President (@UN_PGA) October 13, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> The backstory<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> The UN Security Council recently unanimously nominated Guterres to replace Ban Ki-moon.<br /><br /> The 72-year-old from South Korea will step down at the end of 2016 after two terms in office.<br /><br /> Guterres was prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002.<br /><br /> He served as UN High Commissioner for Refugees from 2005 to 2015.<br /><br /> The 67-year-old says he will make prevention of conflict a priority, based around the three pillars of UN action: peace and security, sustainable development and human rights.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> .un General Assembly endorses Antonio Guterres by acclamation #NextSG - we officially have a new Secretary-General! pic.twitter.com/xFpgKemWI1— La France à l'ONU (franceonu) October 13, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> Where will António Guterres take the UN? Read his vision statement from April: https://t.co/CbDDWh3SuT #NextSG pic.twitter.com/qaFgQIxEnM— UNOPS (UNOPS) October 13, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> What you need to know about Antonio Guterres<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /> Born in Lisbon, 30 April, 1949 <br /><br /> Socialist <br /><br /> 20 years pre-UN in government and public service <br /><br /> Founded the Portuguese Refugee Council in 1991 <br /><br /> Portuguese prime minister 1995-2002 <br /><br /> 2005-2015 UN High Commissioner for Refugees<br />
