PHA-Exch> New UN High Commissioner for Human rights

[Claudio Schuftan]

*S. African Woman endorsed by UN as Human Rights Chief - *NEW YORK CITY
--Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that he was "gratified" that his
nomination of South African judge Navanethem Pillay as the new United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights had today been endorsed by the
General Assembly. Mr. Ban reiterated his commitment to ensuring that human
rights remain high on the agenda of the Organisation, in a statement
released by his spokesperson.
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