The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday (December 18, 2025) approved former Iraqi President Barham Salih as the next head of the U.N. refugee agency, its first from the Middle East since the ...

Barham Salih, himself once a refugee, elected the UN High Commissioner for Refugees United Nations: Barham Salih, a former Iraqi president who was himself once a refugee, has been elected the UN High ...

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday approved former Iraqi President Barham Salih as the next head of the U.N. refugee agency, its first from the Middle East since the late ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Barham Salih, President of Iraq addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in ...

UN Elects Former Iraqi President Barham Salih as Head of Refugee Agency UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday approved former Iraqi President Barham Salih as the next ...

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday approved former Iraqi president Barham Salih as the next head of the UN refugee agency, its first from the Middle East since the late 1970s. The ...

I am honoured to have been elected as the incoming United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. As a former refugee, I know first-hand how protection and opportunity can change the course of a life.

GENEVA – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi today welcomed the election by the General Assembly in New York of former President of Iraq Barham Salih as his successor to ...

Barham Salih, who fought against Saddam Hussein’s rule in Iraq and later served as president, was chosen to lead the U.N. High Commission for Refugees. By Farnaz Fassihi and Nick Cumming-Bruce The ...