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United Nations: the number of Iraqis in need of humanitarian assistance will exceed 10 million
09/25/2015
(Independent) .. Dominik Bartsch Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator of the United Nations in Iraq, warned that the number of Iraqis in need of humanitarian assistance will exceed the end of this year 10 million against the backdrop of internal conflict.
Barnc said on Friday that the number of people in need will exceed a quarter of the population of this country, which forced 3.2 million people to flee to the safe areas because of the fighting between government forces and the organization of "Daash".
The UN official also warned that the attack on the "Daash" sites planned by the Iraqi forces might require less than half a million people.
Bartsch noted that the humanitarian situation is deteriorating due to lack of funding and the closure of 77 centers to provide medical aid over the past three months and the reduction of food aid, drinking water size.
The UN official expressed his concerns about the possible spread of cholera in Iraq after the outbreak of the epidemic in the provinces of Baghdad, Najaf and Babil.
He pointed out that tens of thousands of Iraqis who have been forced to leave their homes are choosing to go to Europe.
It is noteworthy that the proportion of Iraqi refugees in Europe, amounting to 3%, while the Syrians representing 54% of the refugees who cross to the European continent through the Mediterranean, comes Afghans in second place 13%, followed by refugees from Eritrea 7% and then refugees from Nigeria and Pakistan by 3 % for each of the two countries.
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09/25/2015
(Independent) .. Dominik Bartsch Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator of the United Nations in Iraq, warned that the number of Iraqis in need of humanitarian assistance will exceed the end of this year 10 million against the backdrop of internal conflict.
Barnc said on Friday that the number of people in need will exceed a quarter of the population of this country, which forced 3.2 million people to flee to the safe areas because of the fighting between government forces and the organization of "Daash".
The UN official also warned that the attack on the "Daash" sites planned by the Iraqi forces might require less than half a million people.
Bartsch noted that the humanitarian situation is deteriorating due to lack of funding and the closure of 77 centers to provide medical aid over the past three months and the reduction of food aid, drinking water size.
The UN official expressed his concerns about the possible spread of cholera in Iraq after the outbreak of the epidemic in the provinces of Baghdad, Najaf and Babil.
He pointed out that tens of thousands of Iraqis who have been forced to leave their homes are choosing to go to Europe.
It is noteworthy that the proportion of Iraqi refugees in Europe, amounting to 3%, while the Syrians representing 54% of the refugees who cross to the European continent through the Mediterranean, comes Afghans in second place 13%, followed by refugees from Eritrea 7% and then refugees from Nigeria and Pakistan by 3 % for each of the two countries.
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