Filippo Grandi of Italy re-elected as UN High Commissioner for Refugees

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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The General Assembly on Monday re-elected Italian diplomat Filippo Grandi as UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for a term of two years and a half.

His new term begins on July 1, 2023, and ends on Dec. 31, 2025.

Grandi's re-election was adopted by the General Assembly without a vote.

Born in March 1957, Grandi has been UNHCR since Jan. 1, 2016. His immediate predecessor was Antonio Guterres, who is currently the UN secretary-general.

Between January 2010 and March 2014, Grandi headed the UN agency for Palestine refugees, formally known as the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Enditem

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