António Guterres, the new UN chief

The World Today Updated 26 November 2020 1 minute READ

On January 1, António Guterres takes over as Secretary-General of the United Nations at a time when the organization’s impotence has been underlined by failure to end the war in Syria. Here are five facts about him:

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