UNHCR conference on refugees from Iraq

UNHCR will be convening a ministerial-level conference in Geneva, April 17-18, on the humanitarian needs of refugees and displaced people in Iraq and the surrounding region. The conference will bring together Iraqi authorities and those of neighbouring countries, major refugee-hosting states, major donor countries, resettlement countries, concerned regional governmental organisations, NGOs and the UN. One of it's three main objectives will be "To identify more targeted responses to specific problems, including finding lasting solutions for those groups most at risk – e.g. Palestinian refugees in Iraq."