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UN Secretary-General António Guterres Says He Will Seek a Second Term

Barbara Crossette

• January 11, 2021

António Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister who has been United Nations secretary-general since January 2017, is seeking a second five-year term in office, beginning Jan. 1, 2022. UN officials confirmed on Jan. 11 that on Friday, Jan. 8, Guterres told the five permanent members of the Security Council of his decision. He also …

Secretary-General, US-UN Relations

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Playing Fair With Sanctions: Is There a Method to the Madness?

• March 8, 2018

Criticisms over a lack of fairness of United Nations sanctions and inconsistencies in their application are frequent and routine — and not without justification. For decades, human-rights experts have pointed to the paradox that unreliable practices, in the words of one expert, render “the UN sanctions system noncompliant with the UN’s human rights standards.” …

P5 Monitor, Peace and Security, Security Council

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