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Choose the most appropriate option.
Immediately before Antonio Gutterres was appointed the U.N Secretary General in October 2016, he was:

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Commissioner General of UNRWA
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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The Prime Minister of Portuguese
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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Solution

The correct option is B United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
  • Antonio Guterres, a former Portuguese Prime Minister succeeded Ban Ki-moon as the ninth chief of the UN.
  • He served as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015 and was the 10th High Commissioner for Refugees.

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