publication date: Thursday, October 13, 2016 (part of Fall 2016)

category: Government

clue: To solve a global refugee crisis, the United Nations turns to its own refugee expert for guidance.

explanation: Guterres, who had been the UN's high commissioner on refugees for ten years, was elected its secretary general in October 2016. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, and Justin Woods


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