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VOA NEWS: U.N. HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES TO VISIT GEORGIA, RUSSIA

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By Lisa Schlein

The UN refugee agency says High Commissioner Antonio Guterres will travel to Georgia and the Russian Federation next week to assess the agency's humanitarian operations in both countries and determine the most critical needs. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from UNHCR headquarters in Geneva, Guterres will be the first high-level U.N. official to visit the region since fighting erupted between Georgia and Russia a week ago.

U.N. refugee spokesman Ron Redmond says the High Commissioner's visit was set up very quickly, so details of his itinerary are still being worked out. He says Antonio Guterres will go to Georgia first. He is ...

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