Antonio Guterres, the new UN Secretary-General arrived at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, his first time as Secretary-General.
Guterres was accompanied to the UN headquarters by Mr Peter Thompson, President of the 71st Session of the General Assembly and Maria Ribeiro, Chief de Cabinet to Guterres.
The new scribe, after his arrival, gave a brief address to the staff, some of whom were on ground to receive him.
The secretary-general emphasised his vision of rallying global leaders to resolve some of the most complex challenges currently confronting humanity.
“Only global solutions can solve global problems and the UN is the cornerstone of that,” Guterres told the UN staff.
Guterres assumed office on Jan. 1, 2017, as the ninth UN Secretary-General after Ban Ki-moon’s exit following the completion of a 10 year- tenure on Dec. 31.
Prior to his election as Secretary-General, he served as UN High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015.
The UN chief also served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002.
