FILE PHOTO: Chile's president Michelle Bachelet casts her ballot at a polling station in Santiago, Chile November 19, 2017. Ximena Navarro/Courtesy of Chilean Presidency/Handout via Reuters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has chosen former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to be the world body's new human rights chief, diplomats said on Wednesday.
Bachelet's appointment now needs to be approved by the 193–member U.N. General Assembly. She would replace Jordan's outspoken Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, who is stepping down at the end of the month after one four-year term in the job, which is based in Geneva.
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