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Massive Iraqi Refugee Need

By immigrationprof

Frank Jordans of the Associated Press writes:

The U.N. refugee agency is doubling its annual appeal for funds to help Iraqis fleeing their homes to $123 million from $60 million, officials said Thursday.

The money is needed to help some 2 million internally displaced Iraqis and 2.2 million more who have fled abroad, the agency’s director for the Middle East and North Africa said.

“The massive displacement of Iraqis, internally and externally, continues unabated, causing a great deal of suffering and uncertainty among the affected populations,” said Radhouane Nouicer of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.

The United States immediately announced it would contribute $19 million on top of $18 million already given to UNHCR. That takes Washington’s total aid spending on displaced Iraqis and refugees to more than $153 million this year, said Mark Storella of the U.S. mission in Geneva. Click here for the rest of the story.

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