UN elects former Iraqi President Barham Salih as head of refugee agency
UN elects former Iraqi President Barham Salih as head of refugee agency
The United Nations General Assembly has approved former Iraqi President Barham Salih as the next head of the U.N. refugee agency, its first from the Middle East since the late 1970s
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is factually accurate. Multiple sources confirm the election of Barham Salih as the head of the UN refugee agency. There is no discernible bias in the reporting.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: The United Nations General Assembly has approved former Iraqi President Barham Salih as the next head of the U.N. refugee agency.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms Barham Salih, former President of Iraq, has been elected as the next head of UNHCR.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms Barham Salih will take over as UNHCR chief.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms the United Nations General Assembly elected Barham Salih, a former Iraqi president, to lead the UN refugee agency.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms the United Nations General Assembly elected Barham Salih, a former Iraqi president, to lead the UN refugee agency.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms the election of Barham Salih as UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: This is the first head of the agency from the Middle East since the late 1970s.
- Assessment: Unverified
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 4: The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday elected Barham Salih, a former Iraqi president who fled persecution under Saddam Hussein, to lead the UN refugee agency.