| I suppose we'll have to stock a photo of him now. It'll be a change. |
...a formerly good idea gone bad...
, becoming the ninth UN chief in the body's 71-year history.
The former UN refugee chief was elected to the top job by acclamation in the General Assembly in October.
He takes over from
the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon on January 1.Guterres, 67, performed well in answering questions before assembly members and his executive experience as prime minister and as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees from 2005-2015 propelled him to first place among 13 candidates vying for the job in informal polls in the council.