in East and Horn of Africa, of which 2,713,748 are refugees 33,553 are in refugee-like situations 108,016 have pending asylum cases 233,726 are stateless ("persons not considered as nationals by any State" 5,119,463 are IDPs or people in IDP-like situations assisted by the UNHCR 7,726,594 in the Americas, of which 501,049 are refugees 251,888 are in refugee-like situations 276,394 have pending asylum cases 136,413 are stateless ("persons not considered as nationals by any State") 6,520,270 are IDPs or people in IDP-like situations assisted by the UNHCR 7,585,581 in Europe, of which 3,506,644 are refugees 14,261 are in refugee-like situations 827,374 are asylum-seekers 610,532 are stateless ("persons not considered as nationals by any State" 2,574,886 are IDPs or people in IDP-like situations assisted by the UNHCR 3,580,181 in Central Africa-Great Lakes, of which 865,112 are refugees 13,741 are in refugee-like situations 18,623 have pending asylum cases 1,302 are stateless ("persons not considered as nationals by any State" 2,021,269 are IDPs or people in IDP-like situations assisted by the UNHCR 2,754,893 in Western Africa of which 258,893 are refugees (Information not applicable/unavailable) on number in refugee-like situations 9,298 have pending asylum cases 700,116 are stateless ("persons not considered as nationals by any State") 1,549,516 are IDPs or people in IDP-like situations assisted by the UNHCR 1,370,217 in Southern Africa, of which 179,837 are refugees (Information not applicable/unavailable) on number in refugee-like situations 860,500 have pending asylum cases 300,000 are stateless ("persons not considered as nationals by any State") (Information not applicable/unavailable) on number of IDPs or people in IDP-like situations assisted by the UNHCR 2019 Staffing , the UNHCR employed a staff of 16,765 people in 138 countries. High Commissioners The UN General Assembly elects High Commissioners every five years. High Commissioners are supported by the 'Executive Committee to the High Commissioner's Programme' and he or she has to make annual reports to the UN General Assembly and needs to follow their directives. The current High Commissioner is Filippo Grandi, who has held the post since 1 January 2016. Prior to the establishment of the UNHCR, Fridtjof Nansen was the League's High Commissioner for Refugees. The post of High Commissioner has been held by: Special Envoy of High Commissioner Filippo Grandi Angelina Jolie After 10 years serving as a Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie was promoted in 2012 to Special Envoy to the High Commissioner. In this role she represents the UNHCR and