A Harvard-educated judge from South Africa will take over as the United Nations' top advocate for human rights. The General Assembly voted Monday to confirm Navanethem Pillay to the job of U.N. high commissioner for human rights, taking over an office with almost 1,000 employees and budget approaching $120 million based in Geneva, Switzerland. She replaces Louise Arbour, a former Supreme Court judge in Canada, who served since 2004. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who nominated Pillay to the five-year post, said he was gratified by the General Assembly's endorsement and reiterated a "commitment to ensuring that human rights remain high on the agenda" of the United Nations. The 57-year-old jurist has been serving as an appeals chamber judge with the Dutch-based International Criminal Court...
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