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. ■
