In June , the UNHCR announced that a milestone had been reached , with 100,000 Iraqi refugees approved for resettlement . The U.N. high commissioner for refugees meets with top Iraqi officials . A new report says the number of Iraqis who have fled to neighboring countries has increased by more than a third in recent months as violence continues unabated across Iraq. U.N. says there are 196,000 Iraqi refugees in other countries , 1.3 million internally displaced . Iraq 's new government `` represents an enormous opportunity , '' UNHCR says .
The U.N. high commissioner for refugees meets with top Iraqi officials . A new report says the number of Iraqis who have fled to neighboring countries has increased by more than a third in recent months as violence continues unabated across Iraq. U.N. says there are 196,000 Iraqi refugees in other countries , 1.3 million internally displaced . Iraq 's new government `` represents an enormous opportunity , '' UNHCR says .