Filippo Grandi
Filippo Grandi | |
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.jpg) Filippo Grandi in 2019 | |
| 11th United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | |
| In office 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2025 | |
| Secretary- General | Ban Ki-moon António Guterres |
| Preceded by | António Guterres |
| Succeeded by | Barham Salih |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) Milan, Italy |
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]
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] His term ended in December 2025.
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