<span style="color: #222222;">Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet has been appointed the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. 193-member UN General Assembly approved her appointment last night.&nbsp; She will replace Jordanian diplomat Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein.&nbsp;<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Ms Bachelet most recently served as President of Chile from 2014 to 2018, and 2006 to 2010. She was the first Executive Director of UN-Women between 2010 and 2013. She has also served as Minister of Defence and Minister of Health in Chile.&nbsp;<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Ms Bachelet will be the seventh High Commissioner since the Office was created in 1993.&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | August 11, 2018 8:53 AM
Chile's Bachelet to be next UN human rights chief