The Program on Policy and Governance in Palestinian Refugee Camps at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, AUB cordially invites you to
A lecture and open discussion with FILIPPO GRANDI UNRWA Commissioner-General
"Opportunities Amidst Crises: UNRWA and Palestine refugees in today's Middle East" Date: Thursday 24 June 2010 Time: 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Location: Auditorium B1, College Hall, AUB Short Bio: Filippo Grandi was appointed Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine refugees in early 2010, after having served as UNRWA’s Deputy Commissioner-General since October 2005. Grandi's distinguished UN career dates back to 1988 when he joined the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), working extensively with refugees throughout the Middle East, Afghanistan and Africa. In 1997, he served as Special Assistant to the High Commissioner, and Chief of Staff at UNHCR in Geneva. In 2001, he returned to Afghanistan as Chief of Mission of UNHCR, then as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General responsible for political affairs at the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
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