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FILE - In this Thursday, Jan 19, 2017 file photo, Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International, attends the 47th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland. The United Nations has appointed Byanyima, a former Ugandan politician and the current leader of Oxfam International, to be the new executive director of the UN AIDS agency it was announced on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. UNAIDS’ previous chief, Michel Sidibe, left his post early in May, after allegations he improperly handled sexual assault claims against one of Sidibe’s senior deputies.(Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP, File)
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