Conflict has defined life for an entire generation of Iraqi children
Report, UNICEF (Jun 18, 2008)
Conflict has undermined the potential of an entire generation of Iraqi
children, UNICEF said today. The organization urged new momentum to
reach vulnerable children inside the country with assistance.
UNICEF scales up efforts to assist vulnerable Iraqi children
Statement, UNICEF (Jun 18, 2008)
The United Nations Children's Fund said today it is scaling up
its emergency operation in Iraq to address the basic needs of more than
360,000 vulnerable children inside the strife-torn nation. After five years of conflict, more than 800,000 Iraqi children are
unable to go to school and only 40 per cent can access safe water,
according to the agency.
Curfews and clashes cripple Baghdad, Basra
Report, IRIN (Mar 30, 2008)
Non-governmental organizations appealed to the Iraqi authorities today to facilitate their distribution of relief materials in Baghdad
and Basra. Both cities are under an
indefinite curfew due to ongoing clashes between government forces and
the Mahdi Army, the Shia militia led by Moqtada al-Sadr.
Humanitarian situation set to worsen as violence hits south
Statement, International Organization on Migration (Mar 29, 2008)
The International Organization on Migration's humanitarian activities in Iraq's southern city of Basra and as
well as in other southern governorates have been put on hold as
violence and curfew prevent staff and partners from providing
humanitarian assistance to internally displaced people and
vulnerable populations.
Humanitarian situation deteriorates in Basra
Report, IRIN (Mar 27, 2008)
"The humanitarian situation is getting worse by the minute--not the hour or the day," says Salih Hmoud,
head of the Iraqi Red Crescent Society's office in Basra. "Shootings, explosions and roadside bombs are preventing our
teams from getting out and reaching people in need of our humanitarian
aid, and we can no longer reach government hospitals to supply them."
"Pressing need" for drinking water in Basra as curfew bites
Report, IRIN (Mar 26, 2008)
Life in Basra, Iraq's
second-largest city, has been paralyzed by a large-scale government
military operation against militiamen of the Mahdi Army led by radical
Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr, Mahdi al-Tamimi, head of the city's Human
Rights Office said.
Psychological distress common among Iraqi refugees
Report, International Organization for Migration (Mar 4, 2008)
A study by IOM aimed at assessing the mental health and psychosocial
needs of Iraqi refugees in Jordan and Lebanon has found high levels of
emotional and psychological distress. The assessment, carried out between November 2007 and January 2008
among 200 families (800 people) in the two countries, revealed that
more than half of those interviewed disclosed distress factors
including panic attacks, anger, tiredness, sleep problems and fears.
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