A/RES/71/4
United Nations
Distr.: General
17 October 2016
General Assembly
Seventy-first session
Agenda item 113
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 13 October 2016
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/71/L.4)]
71/4.
Appointment of the Secretary-General
of the United Nations
The General Assembly,
Recalling Chapter XV of the Charter of the United Nations, and reaffirming
the role of the General Assembly under Article 97,
Welcoming the process of selection and appointment of the Secretary-General
and its timely conclusion, guided by the principles of transparency and inclusivity as
set out in its resolutions 69/321 of 11 September 2015 and 70/305 of 13 September
2016, including the organization of informal dialogues with all candidates for the
position of Secretary-General,
Having considered the recommendation contained in Security Council
resolution 2311 (2016) of 6 October 2016,
Appoints Mr. António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations for a
term of office beginning on 1 January 2017 and ending on 31 December 2021.
27th plenary meeting
13 October 2016
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