Sweden's Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billstrom, right, is seen during his press conference along with United Nations High Commissioner for refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres, left, during the European Union Justice and Home Affairs Council of Ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels Monday Sept. 21, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Sweden's Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billstrom, right, is seen during his press conference along with United Nations High Commissioner for refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres, left, during the European Union Justice and Home Affairs Council of Ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels Monday Sept. 21, 2009.

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  1. (LtR) UN refugee agency chief Antonio Guterres, Swedish Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billström and Vice-president of the European Commission, Jacques Barrot, hold a press conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels on September 21, 2009.
  2. (LtR) High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, Swedish Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billström and Vice-president of the European Commission, Jacques Barrot, hold a press conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels on September 21, 2009.
  3. Sweden's Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billstrom, right, is seen during his press conference along with United Nations High Commissioner for refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres, left, during the European Union Justice and Home Affairs Council of Ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels Monday Sept. 21, 2009.
  4. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres (L), Sweden's Immigration Minister Tobias Billstroem (C) and EU Justice and Home Affairs Commissioner Jacques Barrot (R) hold a news conference at the end of a EU justice and home affairs ministers meeting in Brussels September 21, 2009.
  5. Antonio Guterres, High Commissioner for Refugees reacts as he goes to deliver his speech during the Inaugural Session of the XIX Ibero American summit at the Belem Tower in Lisbon Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009. The annual summit brings together the leaders of 19 Latin-American countries plus Portugal, Spain and Andorra.
  6. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres delivers a speech during the inauguration of the XIX Ibero American summit Sunday, Nov. 29 2009, in Lisbon. The annual summit brings together the leaders of 19 Latin-American countries plus Portugal, Spain and Andorra.
  7. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres addresses delegates during the opening ceremony of the African Union Summit on Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa on the outskirts of Kampala October 22, 2009.
  8. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres sits behind a sign during the opening session of the 60th UNHCR Executive Committee at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009.
  9. Afghan opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (R) shakes hands with United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon (C) as United Nation's special envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide (L, background) looks on prior to a meeting in Kabul on November 2, 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into Kabul on November 2 to meet President Hamid Karzai over the Afghan election crisis with organisers to announce whether or not to scrap the poll after the only challenger pulled out. The surprise visit from Ban accompanied a diplomatic push to ensure the November 7 one-horse race does not take place, despite the initial insistence from some officials that it is too late to halt the process.
  10. Palestinian and UN vehicles take a flooded street following heavy rains in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on October 29, 2009. Hamas said it will ban the organisation of elections in its Gaza Strip stronghold after president Mahmud Abbas called for a vote in the Palestinian territories.
  11. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (2ndL), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR), Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier (R) and Secretary General of the French Delegates for the 64th Session of the General Assembly Philippe Thiebaud (L), at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  12. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (L), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR) and Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  13. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  14. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  15. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  16. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.

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