Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) arrives for a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland December 18, 2015. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
LISBON (Reuters) - The Portuguese government nominated its former prime minister and ex-U.N. high commissioner for refugees Antonio Guterres on Friday as a candidate for United Nations secretary-general.
Ban Ki-moon of South Korea is due to step down from the job at the end of 2016 after serving two five-year terms.
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