By an unanimous vote the UN General Assembly elected Antonio Guterres to a second term as UN Secretary-General on Friday 18 June by “acclamation”, without a vote.

Guterres, the only candidate for the U.N.’s top post, said he was “humbled and energized” by the support of the world’s nations and said the “driving theme” of his second term will be “prevention in all its aspects — from conflicts, climate change, pandemics to poverty and inequality.”

He was the only candidate and was nominated by his home country Portugal where he previously served as prime minister.

After addressing the General Assembly, urging member nations “to do everything we can to overcome current geostrategic divides and dysfunctional power relations”, he gave this media stakeout: