A/75/L.100 GA
75
Session
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Vote Consensus — A/75/PV.82
Speeches following this vote (19)
The President
I have the honour to announce that His Excellency Mr. António Guterres has been appointed by acclamation Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second term of office beginning on 1 January 2022 and ending on 31 December 2026.
I now request the Chief of Protocol to escort the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, into the General Assembly Hall.
The President
The General Assembly has just appointed by acclamation His Excellency Mr. António Guterres as Secretary-General of the United Nations for a term of office beginning on 1 January 2022 and ending on 31 December 2026.
I ask Mr. Guterres to repeat after me the oath of office.
The Secretary-General
I, António Guterres, solemnly swear to exercise in all loyalty, discretion and conscience the functions entrusted to me as Secretary- General of the United Nations, to discharge these functions and regulate my conduct with the interests of the United Nations only in view and, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, not to seek or accept any instructions in regard to the performance …
The President
The General Assembly has just appointed His Excellency Mr. António Guterres
Secretary-General of the United Nations for a term of office beginning on 1 January 2022 and ending on 31 December 2026. I now invite him to make a statement.
The Secretary-General
This is a solemn moment. I find myself experiencing a whirlwind of emotions and thoughts. I am deeply honoured and grateful for the trust placed in me to serve as the Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second term. Serving the United Nations is an immense privilege and a most noble duty. I am also very grateful to Portugal for nominating me again. I am a committed multilateralist, but …
The President
I congratulate the Secretary- General on his reappointment to the pre-eminent position of the United Nations. The Secretary-General is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations.
As the world’s top diplomat and advocate, he has led — and will surely continue to lead — the United Nations with sincerity and integrity. I would like to highlight his work in prioritizing gender parity at …
Ms. Tesfamariam
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of African States on this important occasion of the re-election of Mr. António Guterres as the United Nations Secretary-General. The African Group extends its heartfelt congratulations to Mr. António Guterres on his determination and commitment to continuing to lead the United Nations in discharging its mandates to bring peace and development to t…
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of Kiribati, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Asia-Pacific States.
Mr. Tito
I am honoured to make this statement on behalf of the members of the Group of Asia-Pacific States. At the outset, let me thank you, Mr. President, for convening this plenary session of the General Assembly to consider agenda item 184, on the appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, following the recommendation of the Security Council that the incumbent Secretary-General of the …
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of Slovakia, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States.
Mr. Mlynár
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States.
It is my great pleasure to congratulate the Secretary- General, His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, on his reappointment for a second term. We commend the President of the General Assembly, as well as the Presidents of the Security Council for the months of
February, March, April, May and June, for cond…
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of Costa Rica, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States.
Mr. Carazo
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean States (GRULAC) in order to congratulate Secretary-General António Guterres on his re-election to a second term as the head of this Organization. Given the successes of the past five years, GRULAC is confident that this second term will bring us even closer to realizing the ideals enshrined in the Charter of the …
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of the United Kingdom, who will speak on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States.
Dame Barbara Woodward (United Kingdom): On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, it is an honour to welcome the appointment of Mr. António Guterres for a second term as Secretary- General. We offer him our warmest congratulations.
The …
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of the host country, the United States.
Mr. DeLaurentis
On behalf of the host country, I offer our heartfelt congratulations to Secretary-General António Guterres on his reappointment. We are pleased that the Security Council chose to recommend, and the General Assembly agreed to appoint, Secretary-General Guterres to serve for an additional five years in this critical post.
The Secretary-General has proved himself to be a capable leader in a demandi…
The President
The Assembly will now hear an address by His Excellency Mr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Republic of Portugal. He is the first President to address the General Assembly in person since the beginning of the pandemic that we have faced in the past year. President Rebelo de Sousa: It is a great honour to stand here once again before the General Assembly and to congratulate Mr. António G…
The President
On behalf of the General Assembly, I wish to thank the President of the Republic of Portugal for his statement.
We have heard the last speaker for this meeting. May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 184?
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