Election of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

A/DEC/70/410View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Decision of the General Assembly, under agenda items 113 Elections to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other elections and 113f Election of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, published in 2016.

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16 versions · 1977–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/DEC/80/416

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/DEC/80/416	Election of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	—	—
2022	A/DEC/77/402	Election of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	61	79%Compare
2021	A/DEC/75/411	Election of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	60	—
2016	A/DEC/70/410	Election of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	57	—
2016	A/DEC/69/417	Election of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	—	—

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1 subject

Appointment of Officials

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1 paragraph

At its 57th plenary meeting, on 18 November 2015, the General Assembly, on the proposal of the Secretary- General,8 elected Mr. Filippo GRANDI as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for a period of five years beginning on 1 January 2016 and ending on 31 December 2020.

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