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The man on the right is Antonio Guterres, the former Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and he is set to replace Ban Ki Moon as the next Secretary General of the United Nations. 66-year-old Guterres worked as UN High Commissioner for Refugees over the past decade and dealt with the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War during his tenure. The official choice will be announced in a formal vote by the Security Council later on Thursday.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives at the International 'Summit for Peace' in Cairo hosted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as regional tensions have been brought to the boil amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron receives UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the Elysee Palace, as part of the preparations for the summit for a new global financial pact. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shakes hands with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for a photo op ahead of a closed-door meeting. Lavrov is at the helm of the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council in April. Guterres denounced the "devastation" caused by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine during a Security Council meeting chaired by Lavrov. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits the Ukraine grain coordination center and speaks at a press conference with Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar in Istanbul. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives in Maiduguri during a visit to Nigeria to assess the security situation in Borno state, hit by a long jihadist insurgency, in the northeast. IMAGES