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Filippo Grandi. UN Photo/Mark Garten

 

NEW UN REFUGEE CHIEF TAKES OVER AT TIME OF RECORD NUMBERS AND UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES

Filippo Grandi of Italy, a veteran of United Nations efforts to help refugees, took up his post today as head of the UN refugee agency at a time of unprecedented challenges, with record numbers of people worldwide forced to flee war and persecution. Read more

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