UN nominee Guterres says humbled, will tackle world's huge challenges

Record ID: 84601

  • Title: UN nominee Guterres says humbled, will tackle world's huge challenges
  • Date: 6th October 2016
  • Summary: LISBON, PORTUGAL (OCTOBER 6, 2016) (REUTERS) FORMER PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER ANTONIO GUTERRES ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE AFTER BEING NOMINATED AS THE NEXT UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER, ANTONIO GUTERRES, SAYING: "To describe what I feel at the moment two words are sufficient: gratitude and humility. Gratitude first of all, in relation to the members of the Security Council for the confidence they have expressed, but also to the General Assembly and to all member states for having decided an exemplary process of transparency and openness." WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER, ANTONIO GUTERRES, SAYING: "Gratitude but also humility when facing the dramatic problems of today's world and humility that is needed to serve and especially to serve those that are most vulnerable, the victims of conflict, of terrorism, the victims of the violation of rights, the victims of poverty and the injustices of this world." WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER, ANTONIO GUTERRES, SAYING: "I want to pay tribute to Ban Ki Moon and I want to appeal to all member states to strongly support him in his actions and in his initiatives to make the last months of his work a complete success." WHITE FLASH GUTERRES LEAVING
  • Embargoed: 21st October 2016 17:45
  • Keywords: Antonio Guterres UN Secretary General UN election
  • Location: LISBON, PORTUGAL
  • City: LISBON, PORTUGAL
  • Country: Portugal
  • Topics: Government/Politics,United Nations
  • Reuters ID: LVA00152VB4UF
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  • Story Text: EDITORS NOTE: LIVEU QUALITY, EDIT 4253-UN-ELECTION/GUTERRES STATEMENT UPDATE TO FOLLOW IN FULL BROADCAST QUALITY
    Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres thanked the United Nations Security Council for nominating him to be the next Secretary-General on Thursday (October 6) and vowed to tackle "enormous challenges" in the world affected by various conflicts.
    "To describe what I feel at the moment two words are sufficient: gratitude and humility," he said in a short statement in Lisbon, which he repeated in various languages.
    He also praised the current United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon, 72, of South Korea.
    Ban will step down at the end of 2016 after serving two terms.
    "Gratitude but also humility when facing the dramatic problems of today's world and humility that is needed to serve and especially to serve those that are most vulnerable, the victims of conflict, of terrorism, the victims of the violation of rights, the victims of poverty and the injustices of this world," said Guterres, 67.
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