United Nations Nations Unies H E A D Q U A RT E R S • S I E G E NEW YORK, NY 10017 T E L . : 1 ( 2 1 2 ) 9 6 3 . 1 2 3 4 • FA X : 1 ( 2 1 2 ) 9 6 3 . 4 8 7 9 5 February 2021 Excellency, In line with General Assembly resolution 69/321, and subsequent,...
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United Nations Nations Unies H E A D Q U A RT E R S • S I E G E NEW YORK, NY 10017 T E L . : 1 ( 2 1 2 ) 9 6 3 . 1 2 3 4 • FA X : 1 ( 2 1 2 ) 9 6 3 . 4 8 7 9 5 February 2021 Excellency, In line with General Assembly resolution 69/321, and subsequent, related General Assembly resolutions, and recalling the conduct of the selection and appointment of the Secretary-General in 2015-2016, this joint letter serves to set in motion the process of selecting and appointing the Secretary-General, in accordance with the provisions of Article 97 of the Charter of the United Nations and guided by the principles of transparency and inclusivity. The term of the incumbent Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, concludes on 31 December 2021. The Secretary-General has conveyed his availability to serve a second term in the letter circulated to Member States dated 11 January, in which he also indicated his readiness to meet the expectations of the membership regarding transparency and inclusivity with
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