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

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

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

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

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

In Nairobi, the High Commissioner met with President William Ruto and other senior government officials. Salih lauded Kenya’s historic role in welcoming refugees and thanked Ruto for the government’s ...

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

UN Elects Former Iraqi President Barham Salih as Head of Refugee Agency UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday approved former Iraqi President Barham Salih as the next ...

GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has recommended former Iraqi President Barham Salih to become the next head of the U.N. refugee agency, the first nomination from the Middle East ...

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 ...