Kakuma, Kenya, Jan 12, 2026 (AFP) - 'I know the pain': ex-refugee takes over as UNHCR chief

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2026-01-12

Barham Salih has known torture and the wrenching loss of exile. Four decades after his own ordeal, he has taken the helm of the UN refugee agency as it grapples with a funding shortfall and ever-rising needs. A former Iraqi president, Salih, 65, became the first former head of state to run the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) at the start of the year. "It is a profound moral and legal responsibility," Salih told AFP during his......

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