20/03/2020 (Agence Europe) – Philippe Lazzarini has been appointed commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the UN agency announced on 19 March. He will replace Christian Saunders, who has been acting in this position since November 2019, following the resignation of Pierre Krahenbuhl (see EUROPE B12364A31). According to UNRWA, the Swiss diplomat has “more than 30 years of experience in humanitarian aid and...