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Sweden Nominates IKEA Exec Jesper Brodin for UNHCR Leadership Amid Funding Challenges
- Sweden has nominated Jesper Brodin, an IKEA executive, to lead the U.N. Refugee Agency amid funding challenges.
- Filippo Grandi will leave his role as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at the end of the year after completing his term.
- The U.N. Refugee Agency plans to reduce its budget by nearly a fifth due to significant funding cuts from major donors.
- The Swedish government emphasized the need for business experience in the U.N. to manage financial constraints effectively.
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Sweden has proposed the current Director General of Ikea to take the lead of the UN agency for refugees. An amazing profile: Jesper Brodin has no experience in humanitarian affairs, but the Swedish government assures that he would be the man of the situation.
The Straits Times
Sweden nominates IKEA veteran Jesper Brodin as UN refugee chief candidate
STOCKHOLM - Sweden's government has nominated Jesper Brodin, a veteran executive at the world's biggest furniture brand IKEA, to head the U.N. Refugee Agency UNHCR, saying on Tuesday he would bring valuable business acumen to the role at a time of funding challenges. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Sweden Nominates IKEA Exec Jesper Brodin for UNHCR Leadership Amid Funding Challenges
Sweden has nominated Jesper Brodin, outgoing CEO of Ingka Group, to lead the U.N. Refugee Agency. Brodin is expected to bring business acumen to the role amid significant funding challenges. The nomination follows the upcoming departure of Filippo Grandi as High Commissioner for Refugees.
The center-right government in Stockholm has nominated businessman Jesper Brodin for a high-ranking United Nations position, a rarity in international politics.
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