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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The world's governments are failing refugees, especially in Africa, where a lack of funding has led to family violence and a host of other problems, the top U.N. refugee official said Monday.
Antonio Guterres, the new U.N. high commissioner for refugees, told reporters there were a range of crises that deserve attention — from displaced Uzbeks and North Koreans to Iranians and the Palestinians — but it's Africa where the refugees' plight is most dire.
"Almost all if not all our operations in Africa are underfunded, and in some circumstances extremely underfunded," Guterres said. "In many of our camps, the food rations are quite below what is necessary."
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