UN elects former Iraqi President to lead UN refugee agency
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FILE PHOTO: President of Iraq, Barham Salih, speaks during the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, U.S. September 23, 2021. Timothy A. Clary/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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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