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Guterres set to become next UN chief

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October 5, 2016

A formal vote will take place in the UN Security Council on Thursday to confirm the choice of the 66-year-old. Guterres has been leading the UN refugee agency for 10 years. If confirmed, he will take over from Ban Ki-moon early next year.

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