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UN elects former Iraqi president Barham Salih to lead UNHCR
France24 19 Dec 2025
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday approved former Iraqi President Barham Salih as the next head of the UN refugee agency, the first from the Middle East since the late 1970s. The 193-member body elected the 65-year-old by consensus ... .
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The Milton Standard Journal
19 Dec 2025
UN elects former Iraqi President Barham Salih as head of refugee agency
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UN elects former Iraqi president Barham Salih as refugee chief
Famagusta Gazette 19 Dec 2025
General Assembly on Thursday elected former Iraqi President Barham Salih as the next U.N ... Salih, 65, served as Iraq’s president from 2018 ...
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UN elects former Iraqi President Barham Salih as head of refugee
Hürriyet Daily News 19 Dec 2025
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UN elects former Iraqi President Salih as head of refugee agency
The New Arab 19 Dec 2025
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 ... Salih's five-year term starts 1 January.
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Jordan Welcomes UN Decision Appointing Barham Salih as UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Petra 19 Dec 2025
... Assembly to approve the appointment of Barham Salih as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The ministry extended its best wishes to Salih for success in his new role.
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Former Iraqi President Salih elected new UN High Commissioner for Refugees
China Daily 19 Dec 2025
GENEVA - The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday elected former Iraqi President Barham Salih as the new UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Salih, born in 1960, served as president of Iraq from 2018 to 2022.
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Former Iraq President Salih elected UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Gulf News 19 Dec 2025
Barham Salih, a former Iraqi president who was himself once a refugee, has been elected the UN High Commissioner for Refugees at a time when the agency faces the twin crises of shrinking resources and a huge increase in people needing its help.
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For the First Time, a Former Refugee Will Lead the U.N.’s Refugee Agency
New York Times 19 Dec 2025
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 ... .
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UNAMI ends mission in Iraq; Salih becomes new UNHCR chief | Kuwait Times Newspaper
Kuwait Times 13 Dec 2025
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UN chief recommends Iraqi ex-President Barham Salih take over refugee agency, letter says
Newsday 13 Dec 2025
Secretary-General António Guterres has recommended former Iraqi President Barham Salih to become the next head of the U.N ... Salih, 65, is set to succeed longtime agency veteran Filippo Grandi as the U.N.
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Former Iraqi president Salih picked as new UNHCR chief
The New Arab 13 Dec 2025
Former Iraqi president Barham Salih is set to become the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, according to a document seen by AFP on Friday, taking over an agency tackling swingeing budget cuts.
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Former Iraqi President Barham Salih named next UN refugee chief, document shows
Anadolu Agency 12 Dec 2025
A document surfaced on Friday indicating that former Iraqi President Barham Salih will take over as the UN's next refugee chief ... Guterres intends to propose Salih for a five-year term as ...
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Iraqi ex-president Salih on track to lead UN refugee agency and take over from Grandi, ...
San Francisco Chronicle 12 Dec 2025
Former Iraqi President Barham Salih is on track to become the next head of the U.N ... The 65-year-old Salih ... Salih is a native of Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
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