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Where is Antonio Guterres from?

Where is António Guterres from?

Santos-o-Velho, Lisbon, Portugal
António Guterres/Place of birth

Who is the head of UN HCR?

The current chief of mission is Oscar Mundia. UNHCR won the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development in 2015.

Who is Mr Antonio Guterres?

António Guterres, in full António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, (born April 30, 1949, Lisbon, Portugal), Portuguese politician and diplomat who served as prime minister of Portugal (1995–2002) and secretary-general of the United Nations (2017– ).

Who is the current unhcr commissioner?

Filippo Grandi
Filippo Grandi is the 11th United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He was first elected by the UN General Assembly on 1 January 2016 for a five-year term. The General Assembly re-elected him to serve until 30 June 2023.

How old is Antonio Guterres?

72 years (April 30, 1949)
António Guterres/Age

Guterres, 72, was the only officially recognized candidate this year for the 2022—2027 term, despite a more competitive and transparent system under changes to the selection process first made in the 2016 election for secretary general.

Who is the founder of unhcr?

United Nations
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees/Founders

What is the role of the UN High Commissioner for refugees?

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) mandate is to lead and coordinate international action to protect refugees and to resolve the refugee problems worldwide. Its main purpose is to safeguard the rights and wellbeing of refugees.

What did Antonio Guterres do?

Guterres served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015, heading one of the world’s foremost humanitarian organizations during some of the most serious displacement crises in decades.

Who is secretary general list?

List of Secretary-General of the United Nations memoirs

# Secretary-General Dates in office
6 Boutros Boutros-Ghali 1 January 1992 – 31 December 1996
7 Kofi Annan 1 January 1997 – 31 December 2006
8 Ban Ki-moon 1 January 2007 – 31 December 2016
9 António Guterres 1 January 2017 – Incumbent

Who is the Deputy High Commissioner of unhcr?

Kelly T. Clements
Kelly T. Clements joined UNHCR as Deputy High Commissioner on 6 July 2015. Clements has been closely involved with refugee and displacement issues throughout her three decade career.

Who leads the UN?

Secretary-General of the United Nations
Incumbent António Guterres since 1 January 2017
United Nations Secretariat
Style His Excellency
Member of Secretariat General Assembly

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