联合国首长支持Barham Salih担任难民主要角色,标志着领导权发生了历史性的转变。 UN chief backs Barham Salih for refugee chief role, marking a historic shift in leadership.

联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯(António Guterres)已建议伊拉克前总统巴勒姆·萨利赫(Barham Salih)成为联合国难民事务高级专员的下一任首长,接替2025年12月31日届满的Filippo Grandi。 UN Secretary-General António Guterres has recommended former Iraqi President Barham Salih to become the next head of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, succeeding Filippo Grandi, whose term ends December 31, 2025. Salih, 库尔德政治家、前总统(2018-2022年)将成为自1977年以来第一个非西方机构领导人, 50年来第一个来自中东。 Salih, a Kurdish politician and former president (2018–2022), would be the first non-Western leader of the agency since 1977 and the first from the Middle East in 50 years. 该建议得到外交来源的确认,标志着一个需要联合国大会和难民署执行委员会批准的正式程序的开始。 The recommendation, confirmed by diplomatic sources, marks the start of a formal process requiring approval by the UN General Assembly and the UNHCR executive committee. 任命反映了在全球流离失所现象不断增加和捐助方供资减少的情况下,向区域代表多样化的转变。 The appointment reflects a shift toward diverse regional representation amid growing global displacement and declining donor funding.