New York - Filippo Grandi was appointed head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in the Middle East on Wednesday and Margot Ellis his deputy. Grandi of Italy replaced Karen AbuZayd, a US citizen, as commissioner of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Grandi was promoted to the top position after serving as AbyZayd's deputy in past years.
Ellis worked for USAID for 21 years in Africa and the Middle East before her appointment to join UNRWA, which is responsible for the tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees.
Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/304916,italian-us-nationals-named-leaders-of-middle-east-refugee-agency.html.
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