A spokesman for the office of U.N.High Commissioner for Refugees, Ron Redmond, told reporters in Geneva Friday that the visa requirement effectively closes the last external refuge for Iraqis.

• 联合国难民事务高级专员公署的发言人星期五在日内瓦对记者说，签证要求实际上等于对伊拉克人关闭了他们最后一个境外庇护所。