Filippo Grandi

Filippo Grandi (born 1957) is an Italian diplomat. Between 2010 and 2014, he was Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).[1]

Filippo Grandi
Filippo Grandi in April 2016
11th United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Assumed office
1 January 2016
Secretary-
General		Ban Ki-moon
António Guterres
Preceded byAntónio Guterres
Personal details
Born1957 (age 65–66)
Milan, Italy

On November 11, 2015, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced his plans to appoint Grandi as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to take office in 2016.[2]

References
  1. Filippo Grandi Ends Term as UNRWA Commissioner-General, UNRWA
  2. Secretary-General Nominates Filippo Grandi of Italy United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases


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