U.N. Refugee Agency to Restaff in Baghdad ; First Deployment of Foreign Personnel Since '03

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BAGHDAD The U.N. refugee chief said Saturday that the agency planned to begin basing non-Iraqi staff in Baghdad for the first time since the United Nations sharply curtailed its international presence in the aftermath of the bombing of its headquarters in 2003.

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said he recognized the dangers facing foreigners as well as Iraqis in the violent capital. But he said the desperate situation required a new commitment.

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U.N. Refugee Agency to Restaff in Baghdad ; First Deployment of Foreign Personnel Since '03

"We are concerned about security but we cannot forget that we are here to serve the people and the people are living in very difficult conditions," he said as he wrapped u...

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