Barham Salih has known torture and the wrenching loss of exile. Four decades after his own ordeal, he has taken the helm of ...

The new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees visited Kakuma refugee camp in north-west Kenya on Monday where he ...

On his first official visit as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih today called for stronger global ...

Barham Salih, a former Iraqi president who fled persecution under Saddam Hussein, has been appointed the next U.N.

The High Commissioner commended Kenya's inclusive policies for refugees, which ensure their inclusion and self-reliance ...

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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Just over a week after assuming office as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Former Iraqi President Barham Salih has assumed office as head of the UN refugee agency, marking ...

Barham Salih, a former Iraqi president, becomes the first head of state to lead the UNHCR amid rising refugee needs.

UNITED NATIONS(AP) — The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday approved former Iraqi President Barham Salih as the next head of the U.N. refugee agency, its first from the Middle East since the ...