UNHCR to Convene Conference on Iraqi Refugees

March 5th, 2007 at 09:29pm

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, praised Arab states this week for welcoming Iraqi refugees. He also expressed his concern over rising intolerance, racism, and xenophobia and the effect this could have on Muslim refugees. Guterres announced that UNHCR will hold an international conference on the humanitarian needs of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons from April 17-18 in Geneva.

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