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UN migration agency elects first female Director General
Newly elected International Organization for Migration (OIM) Director General Amy Pope Source: AAP / Pierre Albouy
The United Nations Migration Agency has elected its next Director General and first female leader - US-nominee Amy Pope. In a tense contest with Portuguese incumbent António Vitorino, Ms Pope won the confidence of the International Organization for Migration's member states with her pitch to revolutionise the agency's approach to migration.
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