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<p class="published" style="text-align:center;"><em>By Jason  O&#8217;Brien |   Independent.ie | Ireland | Tuesday January 18 2011</em></p>
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<p>THE Irishman leading the humanitarian effort in Gaza has been  head-hunted by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to take up a new  role, the Irish Independent has learned.</p>
<p>John Ging (45) had been  in charge of a staff of more than 10,000 tasked with delivering  education, health care and social services to over one million refugees  for the past five years. But Mr Ging, who is originally from Portlaoise,  is to be promoted to a new <a href="http://searchtopics.independent.ie/topic/United_Nations">United Nations</a> job at its headquarters in New York.</p>
<p>&#8220;John  is very passionate about Gaza but he was called upon by the world&#8217;s top  diplomat to do this and you don&#8217;t say &#8216;no&#8217; to the world&#8217;s top  diplomat,&#8221; a source said last night.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m sure it will be with a  very heavy heart that John leaves Gaza because he is so passionately  committed but he has created a top team here which will ensure complete  continuity in terms of policy.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mr Ging&#8217;s new role will be with  the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.  He declined to  comment when contacted last night.</p>
<p id="articleAuthor">&#8211; Jason  O&#8217;Brien</p>
<p class="source">Irish Independent</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.independent.ie/national-news/top-new-un-role-for-key-irishman-in-gaza-2500019.html">Top new UN role for key Irishman in Gaza &#8211; National News, Frontpage &#8211; Independent.ie</a>.</p>
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