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Veteran public official from Portugal elected to lead UN migration agency

July 2, 2018 by United Nations Leave a Comment

This article is brought to you in association with the United Nations. A lawyer and politician from Portugal, with an extensive career in public service, has been elected to head the United Nations migration agency. António Manuel de Carvalho Ferreira Vitorino of Portugal was elected today by the member States of the International Organization for Migration […]

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