Answer: Option A
Answer: (a)
Secretaries-General serve for five-year terms that can be renewed indefinitely, although none so far has held office for more than two terms. The United Nations Charter provides for the Secretary-General to be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.
As a result, the selection is subject to the veto of any of the five permanent members of the Security Council. While the appointment and approval process of the Secretary-General is outlined in the UN Charter, specific guidelines have emerged regarding the term limits and selection process.
These include a limit to two five-year terms, regional (continental) rotation of the appointee’s national origin, and the appointee may not be a citizen of any of the Security Council’s five permanent members.
Note: Article 97 of the United Nations Charter determines that the Secretary-General is “appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.”
As the recommendation must come from the Security Council, any of the five permanent members of the Council can veto a nomination.
António Guterres is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who is serving as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, he was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees between 2005 and 2015.