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UN elects former Iraqi President to lead UN refugee agency

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Posted on December 18, 2025

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UNITED ‌NATIONS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - ‍The ‌United Nations General Assembly ⁠on ‌Thursday elected Barham Salih, a former ⁠Iraqi president who fled persecution under Saddam Hussein, ‌as the next ⁠U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.

Salih was elected without a vote by the 193-member assembly after U.N. ‍Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nominated him to succeed Italy’s Filippo Grandi, who has led the ⁠agency since 2016.

Salih will begin a five year term on January 1, 2026.

(Reporting ‌by Michelle Nichols, Editing by Franklin Paul)

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