聯合國即將任命葡萄牙前總理古鐵雷斯爲新祕書長

The United Nations is expected to appoint former Portugal Prime Minister Antonio Guterres as Secretary-General Thursday.

聯合國預計星期四任命葡萄牙前總理古鐵雷斯爲下一任祕書長。

U.N. General Assembly President Peter Thompson said in a statement he hopes the 193-member body will unanimously approve Guterres’s nomination after the Security Council recommended the former prime minister last week.

聯合國大會主席彼得∙湯姆森在聲明中說，他希望聯合國193個成員國能一致通過古鐵雷斯的任命。古鐵雷斯是上星期由聯合國安理會推薦的人選。

Should Guterres be confirmed, he will replace current Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon of South Korea at the end of 2016. Ban has held the post since being appointed in 2006.

如果任命通過，古鐵雷斯2016年年底將接替自2006年以來擔任聯合國祕書長的潘基文。

Guterres, 67, was Portugal's prime minister from 1992 to 2002. He led the U.N. refugee agency from 2005 to 2015.

古鐵雷斯今年67歲，1992年到2002年曾任葡萄牙總理，2005年到2015年還擔任過聯合國難民事務高級專員。

Members of the United Nations widely praised the nomination of Guterres, with Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin calling him “a great choice.” Ban also called Guterres a “superb choice” for secretary-general.

聯合國成員國普遍對古鐵雷斯的提名錶示讚揚，俄羅斯駐聯合國大使丘爾金稱古鐵雷斯是“很好的選擇”。潘基文也說古鐵雷斯是聯合國祕書長的“絕佳人選”。

Guterres was one of 13 candidates who were in the running for the U.N.’s top job.

古鐵雷斯是爭取聯合國祕書長一職的13位候選人之一。