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Secretary-General welcomes election of his nominee, Filippo Grandi of Italy as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees United Nations Secretary-General welcomes today's action by the General Assembly to elect Filippo Grandi of Italy as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Mr. Grandi will succeed António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres of Portugal, to whom the Secretary-General expressed his utmost gratitude for his tireless efforts and dedication in protecting refugees, displaced persons and stateless people and for bringing the plight of the most vulnerable, and their pursuit of a dignified existence, into the center of the United Nations agenda. Mr. Grandi was most recently Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) from 2010 to 2014 and its Deputy Commissioner-General from 2005 until 2010. Having been engaged in international cooperation for over 30 years, Mr. Grandi brings vast experience to his new position from his work in refugee and humanitarian operations and policies, addressing human consequences of major conflicts, encompassing protection, emergency management, donor relations and political affairs. He served as the Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and has a long-standing career with UNHCR, notably as Chief of Mission in Afghanistan and Chief of Staff in the High Commissioner's Executive Office at Headquarters. His vast UNHCR field experience includes positions in Sudan, Syria, Turkey and Iraq, having led emergency operations in Kenya, Benin, Ghana, Liberia, the Great Lakes region of Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen. Born in 1957, Mr. Grandi holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the Gregorian University in Rome, a Degree in modern history from the State University of Milan and an Honorary Degree (D. Litt.) from the University of Coventry. New York, 18 November 2015
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Visoki povjerenik UN-a za izbjeglice Filippo Grandi “UNHCR djeluje u vrlo izazivnim uvjetima. Brojni sukobi i posljedično masovno raseljavanje, novi izazovi u ostvarivanju prava na azil, nesrazmjer u financiranju između potreba i dostupnih resursa te porast ksenofobije iznimno su opasni.” Filippo Grandi je 11. Visoki povjerenik Ujedinjenih naroda za izbjeglice. Izabrala ga je Opća skupština UN-a 1. siječnja 2016. na mandat od pet godina do 31. prosinca 2020. Grandi je rođen 1957.g. u Milanu, a humanitarnim te izbjegličkim pitanjima bavi se preko 30 godina. Od 2010. do 2014. vodio je UNRWA, Agenciju UN-a za palestinske izbjeglice. Radio je i kao zamjenik Posebnog izaslanika Glavnog tajnika UN-a u Afganistanu te sa brojnim nevladinim organizacijama i UNHCR-om u Africi, Aziji, Bliskom istoku i središnjici UNHCR-a u Ženevi. Grandi je završio modernu povijest na Državnom Sveučilištu u Milanu. Također je stekao bakalaureat iz filozofije na Papinskom Sveučilištu Gregoriana u Rimu, a Sveučilište Coventry dodijelilo mu je počasni doktorat.