What the UN’s next secretary general must do to succeed, and how Canada can help

Antonio Guterres must be a general, not just a secretary.

Antonio Guterres, a former prime minister of Portugal and most recently the head of the UN refugee agency, is set to start as the UN secretary general on Jan. 1. He is pictured speaking at the UN in New York on Dec. 12 after taking the oath of office for his five-year term. Eskinder Debebe photograph courtesy of the UN

Opinion

BY DOUGLAS ROCHE

December 22, 2016

EDMONTON—The United Nations’ new secretary general, Antonio Guterres, who will take office Jan. 1, has pinpointed his top goal: “a surge in diplomacy for peace.” With the crucible of Aleppo revealing ruptures in the international order, Guterres faces a huge challenge: can he stand up to the...

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