"UN Mission Witnesses Mass Exodus of Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh"

The first United Nations mission to Nagorno-Karabakh in 30 years arrived to find that nearly the entire ethnic Armenian population had fled the region, which was reclaimed by Azerbaijan in a military operation last month. Armenian officials have described the exodus as an "ethnic cleansing," while Azerbaijan denies any forced relocation. The UN mission will assess the humanitarian needs of those remaining and those who have fled. Armenia now faces the challenge of housing the influx of refugees, many of whom are in need of immediate assistance.