The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously approved a second five-year term for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Mr Ban, 62, was South Korea's foreign minister before he took over the role from Kofi Annan.
All 192 of the countries represented at the UN supported the second term for Mr Ban, which begins on 1 January next year.
Mr Ban has been certain to win re-election for several months. He declared his candidacy two weeks ago and was given formal backing by the UN Security Council on Friday, AFP reports.
With no challenger to force a contest, the General Assembly confirmed the new term by consensus.
Mr Ban has said climate change - a topic the UN struggled with during his first five years - is his top challenge.
He has called the battle against global warming "the most important priority" for mankind.
The UN chief has also vowed to keep speaking up for the protesters taking on long-ruling leaders in the Arab world.
