UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is all set to be re-elected as chief of the world body after the powerful Security Council adopted by acclamation a resolution recommending his name to the General Assembly for a second five-year term beginning January 1, 2022.

The 15-nation Council held a closed meeting where it adopted the resolution recommending Guterres’ name to the 193-member General Assembly for a second term as Secretary General.

Estonia’s Ambassador to the UN Sven Jürgenson, President of the Council for month of June, told reporters that the Council has recommended to the General Assembly that Guterres be appointed as the Secretary General for a second term of office from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2026.

“Even though we had only one official candidate, the process of the selection has not changed since last time. Now we pass on the torch to the UN General Assembly”, - he added.