The United Nations General Assembly has approved former Iraqi President Barham Salih as the next head of the U.N. refugee ...

Barham Salih, who fought against Saddam Hussein’s rule in Iraq and later served as president, was chosen to lead the U.N.

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday elected Barham Salih, a former Iraqi president who fled persecution under ...

Barham Salih, a former Iraqi president who fled persecution under Saddam Hussein, has been appointed the next U.N. High ...

Former Iraqi President Barham Salih is on track to become the next head of the U.N. refugee agency. That's according to a ...

The United Nations General Assembly has elected Barham Salih, former president of Iraq and a longtime advocate for democracy ...

Salih, who fled Iraq during Saddam Hussein’s rule, said his personal experience of displacement would shape his leadership of the agency. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke ...

On 18 December 2025, the UN General Assembly elected former President of Iraq Barham Salih as new High Commissioner for ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has welcomed the election by the General Assembly in New ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Former Iraqi President Barham Ahmed Salih has been elected by the United Nations General Assembly as the new High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Salih was selected following a ...

Former Iraqi President Barham Salih is appointed as the head of the UN refugee agency, becoming the first Middle Eastern leader to hold the position since the late 1970s. His experience as a refugee ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Friday congratulated former Iraqi president Barham ...