Rising to the humanitarian challenge in Iraq
Contributors: NGO Coordination Committee in Iraq
Series: Oxfam briefing paper -- 105; Oxfam briefing paper -- 105.
Published: 2007
Language: eng
Subjects: War victims; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Civilian relief; Humanitarian assistance; Reconstruction
Description: The violence in Iraq is overshadowing a humanitarian crisis, with eight million Iraqis--nearly one in three--in need of emergency aid, says a report released by international agency Oxfam and NCCI, a network of aid organisations working in Iraq . According to the report: "Four million Iraqis--15%--regularly cannot buy enough to eat. 70% are without adequate water supplies, compared to 50% in 2003. 28% of children are malnourished, compared to 19% before the 2003 invasion. 92% of Iraqi children suffer learning problems, mostly due to the climate of fear. More than two million people--mostly women and children--have been displaced inside Iraq . A further two million Iraqis have become refugees, mainly in Syria and Jordan."
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