Unanimous approval of the reappointment of UN General Assembly Secretary-General António Guterres

The reappointment of UN Secretary-General António Guterres, whose term is about to expire, was approved by the UN General Assembly, and there are a number of issues such as the distribution of the new coronavirus vaccine to developing countries and the conflict between the great powers represented by the United States and China. Will continue to work on.

On the 18th, the UN General Assembly unanimously approved the reappointment of the incumbent Mr. Guterres, based on the recommendation of the Security Council.

Guterres from Portugal is 72 years old.

After serving as Prime Minister of Portugal, he has been the 9th Secretary-General of the United Nations since January 2017, and his second term is five years from January next year.

In a speech after the reappointment was approved, Guteres said, "The vaccine for the new coronavirus must be available to anyone in any country, and everyone in developed and developing countries will be affected by the virus in a sustainable manner. We must be able to recover from the disease, "he stressed the urgent need to distribute vaccines to developing countries.

In addition, Secretary-General António Guterres said, "We must do everything to overcome the strategic divisions based on geopolitics and the dysfunctional relations between the great powers represented by the United States and China. ", And emphasized the importance of international cooperation.

Send a letter of congratulations to Prime Minister Suga

Prime Minister Suga sent a letter to the reappointed Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, praising his role in tackling the challenges of the international community, such as combating the new coronavirus, and will continue to cooperate closely. I conveyed my thoughts.

In this, Prime Minister Suga said that he highly appreciates the role played by Secretary-General António Guterres on issues that the international community will tackle, such as measures against the new coronavirus.

He hoped that Secretary-General António Guterres would take the lead in reforming the United Nations, including the Security Council, and expressed his intention to continue to cooperate closely.

Furthermore, Japan will strengthen its efforts to achieve "Universal Health Coverage," which provides high-quality health and medical services to all, and work together to overcome the crisis of the new coronavirus and make the world a better place. He showed his determination to lead to a good recovery.