UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has re-nominated the heads of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN Environment Program (UNEP) for a further term, a UN spokesman said Tuesday.

The secretary-general has transmitted to the General Assembly his nominations for the posts, and in both cases, he has re-nominated the incumbents for a further term, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky told reporters.

According to Ban's nomination, Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres of Portugal will continue to lead UNHCR for a further period of five years. Achim Steiner of Germany will stay as UNEP executive director for a further four-year term of office.

Both appointments would become effective June 15.

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