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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment of Italian diplomat Filippo Grandi as the new UN High Commissioner for Refugees, tasked with handling the world’s worst-ever refugee crisis. The 58-year-old diplomat will replace Antonio Guterres, of Portugal, who has led UN efforts since 2005 to help 60 million people worldwide who have been driven from their homes by wars and persecution. Grandi, who served in served in the UN mission in Afghanistan, who will take up the job on January 1.
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