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Antonio Guterres Sworn In As New UN Chief, Promises Change

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​Antonio Guterres took the oath of office on Monday as the United Nations’ new secretary-general during a formal ceremony at the General Assembly.

The former prime minister of Portugal pledged to “exercise in all loyalty, discretion and conscience” his duties as UN chief when he takes over from Ban Ki-moon on January 1.

The incoming UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed to carry out reforms to improve the world body, in an address delivered after he took the oath of office.

“The UN must be ready to change,” Guterres told the General Assembly.

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