News - António Guterres
By John Affleck BAGHDAD -- The United Nations refugee chief said Saturday he is sending a representative to Baghdad to help millions of displaced Iraqis return home, showing a strengthened U.N. commitment to deal with the crisis and confidence in recent security gains. U.N.
The Jordanian government said it would continue to support Iraqi refugees in Jordan despite them costing $2.2 billion over the past three years. U.N.
The Bush administration plans to allow about 7,000 Iraqi refugees to settle in the United States over the next year, a huge expansion at a time of mounting international pressure to help millions who have fled their homes in the nearly four-year-old war.
By Peter Murphy BO WATERSIDE, Liberia (Reuters) - More must be done to help countries like Liberia avoid slipping back into chaos as they emerge from years of conflict, the head of the United Nations refugee agency warned on Tuesday.
